MNeagle
23rd May 2010, 03:09 PM
Update: Part Of Oil Slick Now Moving In Loop Current
http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-slick-loop-current-2010-5#ixzz0omysmeDP
The oil for the Deepwater Horizon leak continues to float ominously in the Gulf of Mexico, and is now beginning to enter the Loop Current. It could be pulled towards Florida in the coming days, and may have less than 10 days until landfall on the state's coast.
This map from NOAA shows the oil's current position in pink, and how a small portion of the oil is already caught up in the loop current (diagram of the Loop Current at right).
From Deepwater Horizon Response:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bf9630d7f8b9a7451490200/oil-spill-523-map.jpg
Check out the latest projections for the oil slick >
http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-slick-loop-current-2010-5#ixzz0omzEWgE0
http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-slick-loop-current-2010-5#ixzz0omysmeDP
The oil for the Deepwater Horizon leak continues to float ominously in the Gulf of Mexico, and is now beginning to enter the Loop Current. It could be pulled towards Florida in the coming days, and may have less than 10 days until landfall on the state's coast.
This map from NOAA shows the oil's current position in pink, and how a small portion of the oil is already caught up in the loop current (diagram of the Loop Current at right).
From Deepwater Horizon Response:
http://static.businessinsider.com/image/4bf9630d7f8b9a7451490200/oil-spill-523-map.jpg
Check out the latest projections for the oil slick >
http://www.businessinsider.com/oil-slick-loop-current-2010-5#ixzz0omzEWgE0