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DMac
9th August 2010, 10:06 AM
BP Oil Spill Stalls Gulf Loop Current (http://yowusa.com/earth/2010/earth-0810-01a/1.shtml)

Global Consequences if Current Fails to Reorganize

Oceanographic satellite data now shows that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico has stalled as a consequence of the BP oil spill disaster. This according to Dr. Gianluigi Zangari, an Italian theoretical physicist, and major complex and chaotic systems analyst at the Frascati National Laboratories in Italy.

He further notes that the effects of this stall have also begun to spread to the Gulf Stream. This is because the Loop Current is a crucial element of the Gulf Stream itself and why it is commonly referred to as the “main engine” of the Stream.

The concern now, is whether or not natural processes can re-establish the stalled Loop Current. If not, we could begin to see global crop failures as early as 2011.

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the riot act
9th August 2010, 10:08 AM
The gulf loop current isn't really looping at the moment but that's part of a normal cycle and is expected to hold that pattern for at least the next few weeks. That was a good thing because it stopped almost all Macondo oil getting into the loop current. This was all announced a few weeks ago (by the EPA I think) although I can't instantly find a link. There was also a live webcast on response to the crisis in which the charts were shown and discussed.

the riot act
9th August 2010, 12:38 PM
somebody should tell that Italian theoretical physicist, and major complex and chaotic systems analyst at the Frascati National Laboratories in Italy


Got a linky to any articles?