Oil spill may reach Bahamas by weekend

[highplainsdem]

Source: Nassau Guardian

Oil spill may reach Bahamas by weekend

By JASMIN BONIMY ~ Guardian Staff Reporter:

The worst natural disaster to hit the Gulf Coast is likely to reach local coastlines by the weekend, according to Chief Climatological Officer Michael Stubbs, who said a shift in wind patterns is expected to propel the oil slick towards The Bahamas.

In an interview with The Nassau Guardian yesterday Stubbs said that in pervious weeks weather conditions have kept the oil slick contained in the Gulf of Mexico.

"As it stands now the wind is not supporting movement out of the Gulf. It's keeping the oil particles that are floating along the surface in the Gulf of Mexico," said Stubbs.

"However as Friday approaches we see the weather pattern changing and what would happen then is the winds in the area would be flowing clockwise, making it possible for oil floating on the surface to make it to the notorious loop current. So once the particles move into the loop current the chances are for it to reach our area."

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Read more: http://www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/12812837745466.php

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. " BP's got the whole world in its hands...."

"You and me, brother, in its hands"

[Oceansaway]

2. K&R...n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

3. Mike Bloomberg's Paradise Getaway?

His billions can't stop this.

[jus_the_facts]

4. Maybe it'll be taken more seriously now .... maybe later? n/t

[Karenina]

5. Is BOOMING 101 being conducted there now?

If not, why not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrOYoE-Hrp4

[jtrockville]

6. GOOD QUESTION

That video really rocked me. It's UNACCEPTABLE to think we can stop oil from hitting the shores but won't. I don't buy the excuse that there isn't enough boom. We knew this was coming for WEEKS. Exactly long does it take to manufacture boom? Why hasn't an all-out effort begun?

[shanti]

7. hurricane season

the thought of where all this oil will go during a hurricane freaks me out! :scared:

[Uncle Joe]

8. Kicked and recommended with one minor quibble, the loop current isn't notorious, it's natural and

human society has benefited and adapted to it.

On the other hand, the oil gusher is most notorious.

Thanks for the thread, highplainsdem.

[Xenotime]

9. These oil compaines are determined to ruin the whole planet.

It is time they are shut down.

[amerfayed]

10. Bahamian Official: “Chances are” for oil to reach islands after late week change in weather

Source: Nassau Guardian

The Bahamas’ Chief Climatological Officer warned that oil may soon wash ashore on the island chain because of changing weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.

In a Tuesday interview with The Nassau Guardian, Michael Stubbs said, “As Friday approaches we see the weather pattern changing and what would happen then is the winds in the area would be flowing clockwise, making it possible for oil floating on the surface to make it to the notorious loop current. So once the particles move into the loop current the chances are for it to reach our area.”

The Guardian added, “Stubbs, who heads a meteorological task force set up by the Ingraham administration to monitor the oil spill, said once the surface winds shift, oil sediments will most likely reach the Cay Sal Bank, Bimini, and western Grand Bahama – key fishing areas for the marine industry.”

“Some sort of action is necessary at least before the weekend so we can know where to access resources,” said Stubbs.

Read more: http://www.floridaoilspilllaw.com/bahamian-official-chances-are-for-oil-to-reach-bahamas-after-late-week-change-in-weather

[Earth_First]

11. WTF!

Meanwhile BP CEO is stating that "everything is being done that can be done to prevent further ecological damage."

ahem:bullshit:ahem

[Ghost Dog]

12. The Internationalisation begins.

Compared with the scale of this catastrophe, in terms of the natural environment which knows no borders, of course, mere nation-states are like dust. Grains of sand.

[corpseratemedia]

13. as a child we used to vacation in the Bahamas

that was when American politicians weren't aligned with bankers to murder the middle class...

you could go on paid vacation, not go broke, and have a job when you come back...


i wonder if the whole caribbean will turn into a dead zone if The Hayward Gusher can't be capped

...nice memories of another time..:(