re: Hurricane ?

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Not true. Strong south winds for a few days will push water into the marina parking lots. A tropical system making landfall from Mobile to Galveston will push water in the marshes.

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Could it push some oil in? Yes. Could it push it it where it it causes major harm on the interior (even if it is noticeable)? Not unless it follows the track I mentioned. Or at least that is my semi-informed opinion.

Solution to pollution is dilution...the coastal concentration of oil isn't that potent that pushing it further inland is inherently bad and may have some positive function due to spreading it out.

And like I said earlier, the turbulent waters will facilitate dispersal and more importantly, introduce significant quantities of oxygen to the water which is critical for the degradation of the oil already dispersed.

It would not effect the spreading of the underwater plumes discovered.