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Question regarding oil and hurricane
Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:19 pm
Let's assume that they get a handle on this and have begun to contain 50%-75% of the oil and a hurricane churns through the gulf for its' usual week or so. Would this actually help break up the oil or just make matters worse? I would guess if it was totally shut off (not leaking) then this would actually help? Of course a storm surge with a bunch of oil in it would be nasty but it might improve the gulf, maybe?
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Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:22 pm to Tigerguyinexile
Until that happens, I don't think anyone really knows. It would all be guessing...
Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:42 pm to dmitchell
that is the question that everyone is asking. I think it will send oil to many places in the gulf and perhaps(i am guessing) would break up the plumes.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:46 pm to sheek
I think it would hurt by breaking up the oil in the gulf but it would definitely push alot more into the marsh. I would prefer it to stay out in open water.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 8:49 pm to sheek
especially the areas that are not protected by the levees ie south of golden meadow, lower terrebonne, and pretty much all of SWLA
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:00 pm to sheek
How much oil do you think the hurricane will pick up and rain down? Enough to contaminate an area and keep people from coming back?
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:34 pm to jmarto1
i doubt that a hurricane would carry oil very far inland, maybe a couple miles, but then it could contaminate ALOT more marsh
just a guess
just a guess
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:36 pm to halleburton
eastern side of louisiana it wouldn't come in that far, western side of the state ie cameron it could come in at least 6 miles.
This post was edited on 6/9/10 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:39 pm to sheek
why do you think it would come in farther in west LA? serious question, not trying to be an arse
Posted on 6/9/10 at 9:40 pm to sheek
it's a legitimate thought. good fodder for people who don't trust the gov't.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 11:01 pm to jmarto1
Seriously? Man look, there is already plenty of water out there. So all a hurricane does is add high winds and storm surge.
Wind doesn't make oil disappear! It will all still goe somewhere where it has to be cleaned up! ALl BP would do is try to make the insurance companies of the insured pay for the cleanup of oil at that claim site....i.e. pass the buck.
Dude, the oil has to be cleaned up and ll teh hurricane will do is spread it further inland and hide it to where BP will say it is gone!
Wind doesn't make oil disappear! It will all still goe somewhere where it has to be cleaned up! ALl BP would do is try to make the insurance companies of the insured pay for the cleanup of oil at that claim site....i.e. pass the buck.
Dude, the oil has to be cleaned up and ll teh hurricane will do is spread it further inland and hide it to where BP will say it is gone!
Posted on 6/9/10 at 11:14 pm to the LSUSaint
Regular marsh burns "like they do every year" would be the easiest way for clean up. and while we wont know till it happens I would think that yes it may help.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 11:43 pm to GREENHEAD22
I imagine the concentration of the oil after a hurricane would be so small no one would notice other than a slight smell or taste. Nothing toxic, though.
Posted on 6/9/10 at 11:49 pm to halleburton
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hy do you think it would come in farther in west LA? serious question, not trying to be an arse
lack of levees and if you look at past hurricanes like ike and Rita the water came almost 10 miles inland. The gulf is shallow several miles off the coast of cameron unlike off of Venice or Grand Isle. Granted for that to happen, a hurricane would need to hit cameron directly or go into galveston.
Posted on 6/10/10 at 11:01 am to GREENHEAD22
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Regular marsh burns "like they do every year" would be the easiest way for clean up. and while we wont know till it happens I would think that yes it may help.
that would be the worse possible solution to the clean up. If you burn the marsh that is saturated with oil, then you burn all the way down to the roots killing the entire rooting system possibly damaging the grass beds permanently. Regular mash burns only burn the top dead layer so new, fresh grass can emerge from the marsh. You def do not want to burn the marsh that is saturated with oil.
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