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Montag, 17. Mai 2010
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diegolego, 18:37h
Already some weeks ago I had found that the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico would be going to be a big mess.
Now it seems like things are much worse. The New York Times writes:
"Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the government and BP have given. ... They say they suspect the heavy use of chemical dispersants, which BP has injected into the stream of oil emerging from the well, may have broken the oil up into droplets too small to rise rapidly."
The problem is far from being solved and I am afraid the incident will have tremendous consequences to the entire gulf.
Now it seems like things are much worse. The New York Times writes:
"Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the government and BP have given. ... They say they suspect the heavy use of chemical dispersants, which BP has injected into the stream of oil emerging from the well, may have broken the oil up into droplets too small to rise rapidly."
The problem is far from being solved and I am afraid the incident will have tremendous consequences to the entire gulf.
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