whats the chances of it reaching out of the gulf? i was looking at noaa's site and they have maps that show possible scenarios of spreading out. if it gets in the gulf stream think it can reach nj?? what about the caribbean? sure many folks have plans for travel this summer, anyone changing theirs?

I think anything can happen. What if there are a few canes in the gulf? all bets off with it then. It could wash huge amounts of oil all over the coast and inland

I feel badly for the people that live along the gulf coast. They won't be able to relax and have fun on their own beach.

That's true but it's really the fisherman who are being hurt the most. First Katrina and now this.

Also, the marine wildlife is hurting too.

original plans were marco or captiva, but scratched them due to spill. then dom. rep. but between spill and safety there, don't wanna do that either. sure the east coast is safe for a while (imo don't think it will get here) anyone think it can ride up the gulf stream? iknow anything is possible of course, sure is an environmental and personal tragety. b.p. has dropped the ball big time.

It looks like t may be getting caught up in the loop current and will spread around Florida into the Atlantic.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Worry-that-G...set=&ccode=

Ice, On tv this morning they were talking about some of the oil already made it in a section of the gulf stream ( there was a certain name of the gulf stream they said) and there is now a pretty good chance that some (not sure yet about how much) of the oil will make it up to Cape Hatteres NC.

Oh but one of the heads of BP said that, "in reality , the oil spill is very small compared to the ocean that is the Gulf of Mexico."

just sad and pitiful. heard on nbc this am the new"temp" solution.... the bp exec said it is only catching some of the oil. lauer said well, estimates of 5000 gallons/day was spilling out...what do u think is being siphoned off now? answer maybe a 1000!!!! WTF!! all these people just suck! nbc also had a report of an oil patch about 1500 feet from the bottom of the sea floor about 3 miles wide by 10 miles wide!!! the bp exec said, well we will need that info too.

i know this is probably kicking the horse...but i gotta wonder the coverage/ bush beating from the media if this was 2-3 years ago with a different regime...oh administration. the media sucks too, the impact this is going to have will be astronomical.

http://www.capemaycountyherald.com/article...fect+east+coast

Here are some more articals


this from last week
http://www.examiner.com/x-33986-Political-...nt-of-oil-being
from the artical..

Gulf oil spill: Suggestions of cover up with BP and Obama Administration on massive amount of oil being spilled

Reports about a cover up by oil giant BP and the Obama Administration as to how much oil the Deepwater Horizon accident is really spilling into the Gulf of Mexico are beginning to surface.

SkyTruth.com estimates the true spill rate is more than 1 million gallons a day, based on satellite and Coast Guard images.

At that rate, there is an estimated 21 million gallons of oil currently floating around the Gulf of Mexico.

Sources within the Obama administration, FEMA and the Corps of Engineers have been “resisting releasing any "damaging information" about the oil disaster, according to oilprice.com.

If unofficial estimates are accurate, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill will be the worst human and environmental disaster in the history of the world.
Since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank some 20 days ago, the ecosystem along the shores of the Gulf of Mexico have been spared catastrophic impact, because wind and weather have kept the monstrous mass of black goo out at sea. However, in the coming days and weeks, it will become obvious that all wind-inspired luck is about to run out.

Some engineers believe that the 5,000 foot deep resivour that the Deepwater Horizon tapped, could go on poisoning the oceans of the world for up to two years, if BP is unable to stop the volcano of oil erupting into Gulf waters.

“If the ocean oil geyser is not stopped within 90 days, there will be irreversible damage to the marine eco-systems of the Gulf of Mexico, north Atlantic Ocean, and beyond,” the report added.

Currents carrying the toxic water around the globe will effect birds, fishing, marine life, and the humans that depend on our fragile environment to support life as we know it.






http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/natio...m#axzz0oICKX5kZ

interesting just read it happened on earth day...ironic

this will most likely surpase the gulf war oil spill, as these numbnuts seem to know nothing and lie about the true numbers.

so whatever happend to all the oil?

The gulf broke it down. I posted a NY Times article about how that gets done in another thread about the spill.

that story doesnt surprise me.

I'm not saying everyone start being reckless but the earth is not as fragile as these numbnut greenies make it out to be. PS - Global warming is a scam.

if it were not for global warming , we wouldnt be here