Re: [Paddlewise] Offshore Oil Rig Awareness by Kayak Crossings

From: Bob Myers <qajaqbob_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 00:36:41 -0700
On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_rockandwater.net> wrote:

> On Sun, May 02, 2010 at 08:52:13PM -0700, Bradford R. Crain wrote:
> >   Imagine if all that gulf oil drifts across the Louisianna, Alabama,
> > Mississippi, and Florida Gulf Coasts [snip]
>
> Imagine if a hurricane moves into the Gulf of Mexico.
>
>
Yes, imagine that! There's a lot of imagining going on on Paddlewise about
this.  Thinking would probably be better.

Storms often actually help oil spill situations by dispersing and diluting
the oil.

The biggest problem with a major storm would be that it'd make it more
difficult to get the continuing flow under control.
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