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Originally posted by ventian
I see no reason whatsoever to relax.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
Originally posted by Just Wondering
reply to post by getreadyalready
yes we could all go all day speculating the doom and gloom for all its worth but the facts are this:
It has happened before with more oil leaked and and in less favorable circumstances.
Did the world end?
No.
will the world keep turning after this is over? yes.
will we even remember the doom and gloom scenarios in ten years?
I'm guessing no.
I am not just wondering , thankfully. I am guessing. It is likely that you will remember this in 10 years time. Have you heard of Hiroshema?
If 50,000 barrels (or 2,100,000 gallons) of oil a day is an accurate number, in November, the size of this disaster will exceed the largest of its kind in history...the Gulf War Oil Spill:
Gulf War oil spill
The Gulf War oil spill is regarded as the largest oil spill in history, resulting from actions taken during the Gulf War in 1991 by the Iraqi military.
It caused considerable damage to wildlife in the Persian Gulf especially in areas surrounding Kuwait and Iraq. Estimates on the volume spilled range from 42 to 462 million gallons; the slick reached a maximum size of 101 by 42 miles and was 5 inches thick. Despite the uncertainty surrounding the size of the spill, figures place it 5 to 27 times the size (in gallons spilled) of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, and more than twice the size of the 1979 Ixtoc I blow-out in the Gulf of Mexico.
The wikipedia article continues to say:
According to a study sponsored by UNESCO, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the spill did little long-term damage. About half the oil evaporated, a million barrels were recovered and 2 million to 3 million barrels washed ashore, mainly in Saudi Arabia.
So maybe we get lucky.
But the crude is different...and the locations are different. And none of the solutions being discussed right now look like they can be accomplished in the next several months...or that they will even work.
I suppose we'll all know soon enough.
See also:
There may actually be more to this disaster that they have not released yet.
This is much ado about nothing!
Originally posted by Just Wondering
reply to post by nunya13
yes, i too was worried until i saw first hand (unlike some of you) so i can see why you gloomers are worried. but now that i know better this is much ado about nothing.
Originally posted by Just Wondering
yes, just keep on spewing gloom and doom from the same souces eventually you'll have everyone hyped up.
oh, and it is a leak not a spill.
Originally posted by Sean48
This is SPEWING unchecked between 50 to 100 thousand gallons a day.
Originally posted by Just Wondering
reply to post by nunya13
yes, i too was worried until i saw first hand (unlike some of you) so i can see why you gloomers are worried. but now that i know better this is much ado about nothing.
Originally posted by FlySolo
reply to post by Just Wondering
You are not an expert and you don't know how this will play out.
Are you sure?
This is SPEWING unchecked between 50 to 100 thousand gallons a day.
Originally posted by Just Wondering
WILL IT CHANGE WEATHER PATTERNS (no)
...while the sun fuels the breakdown, decomposing even the most complex of oil's components over time. The warmer the water temperature and the more sun exposure, the faster the oil breaks down.