9 million barrels already leaked: Expert
On April 30 Fire-Earth Forecast:
The catastrophe could escalate even further and enter a new nightmarish dimension if the damaged underwater well were to develop a major rupture, resulting in the entire content of the well, a humongous amount of crude oil, spilled into the Gulf.
Now:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has determined that deteriorating conditions on the sea bed may result in an even greater flow of 50,000 barrels a day, which would result in America’s worst ecological disaster ever.
Professor Ian MacDonald, an ocean specialist at Florida State University, believes that the leak from the ruptured well has already spewed 9m gallons of heavy crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
NOTE: The Exxon Valdez oil spill, which occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24, 1989, is thought to be one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters ever. The tanker spilled about 10.8 million gallons (about 41 million litres) of crude oil into the water, covering an arae of about 3,400 sq km (1,300) square miles with its load of Prudhoe Bay crude.
The effects of the spill is still felt today, some 21 years later. there is a marked reduction in the population of various marine animals, including sea otters, pink salmon, ducks and many others.
Oil Slick Near Mississippi Delta
The oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico lingered near the Mississippi Delta on May 1, 2010. MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image the same day. The oil slick appears as a tangle of dull gray on the ocean surface, made visible to the satellite sensor by the Sun’s reflection on the ocean surface. Most of the oil slick occurs southeast of the Mississippi Delta. Image and caption: NASA [Caption Edited for brevity by Fire-Earth] – Download large image (2 MB, JPEG)
On April 29 Fire-earth also forecast:
The leak in the Gulf of Mexico could exceed the Exxon Valdez crude spill in less than 30 days, if not stemmed.
and
The Gulf of Mexico nightmare enters a new phase—the first stage in the collapse of the Gulf states may have begun.
Related Links:
- Fire-Earth Forecasts 10 Major Oil Spills to End 2011
- ‘I Hate BP, Bog Oil, Obama, US Lawmakers, Oil Lobby!’
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- Exxon Mobile Court Orders Only Fraction of Damages
- Oil Disasters
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