tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post5886709916595041036..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Useful Data on the Oil SpillAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-51773817640036297382010-05-02T20:43:19.144-07:002010-05-02T20:43:19.144-07:00Sorting out the facts in this deal isn't easy....Sorting out the facts in this deal isn't easy. For instancce, the water depth at the well site is said to be 5,000 feet. The slope of the floor of the GOM is about ten feet per mile off the Texas and western Louisiana coasts...<br /><br />The rig was said to be producing 35,000 bbl/day, IIRC. This was at less than max yield, in order to avoid erosion of the piping by sand particles in a higher-velocity flow. Now? The outflow might be more than 35,000 bbl/day.<br /><br />Perspective about the length of time for environmental impacts: The east coast of the US was awash with gasoline, diesel and crude oil during WW II, from tanker sinkings by Nazi U-Boats. I don't know how many, although I vaguely recall reading of a number greater than sixty. Certainly, the warmer temperatures of the Gulf coast will be more helpful than the Arctic weather of the Valdez spill.<br /><br />But we can anticipate many business failures among all those involved in tourism in the eastern Gulf coast. "It'll be all cleaned up in a couple of years" is no help this year in making those monthly payments.<br /><br />The NOAA map is helpful insofar as location and trends.<br /><br />http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/1897_TMF24-2010-05-02-1200.pdf<br /><br />'RatDesertrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09860257698839313423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-14964714656852810362010-05-01T17:55:13.868-07:002010-05-01T17:55:13.868-07:00Mr. Caruba, while I don't relish the thought o...Mr. Caruba, while I don't relish the thought of seeing and walking through bits of tar like oil when I go to the beach, I agree that this is not going to be a great thing- but not going to be the worst either. I believe too about the differences between fires and oil spills. We had a fire out here going on 5 years now and still aren't seeing the amount of animals we used to have.<br />One thing I don't hear from anyone is how long we've had oil rigs out in the gulf, compared to how many spills. I lived in Texas before moving to Florida, and in all the years I've lived in both places, there has not been one major spill-even through the massive hurricanes which came through here the past few years. <br />Politicians need to get a grip and think with their brains. Yes, things like this are always a possibility, but in perspective- they are no worse, in fact a lot less so than any natural disaster.<br />God Bless~Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06778221847847541523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-66677429828369306592010-05-01T12:55:21.211-07:002010-05-01T12:55:21.211-07:00How long did it take for a recovery from Exxon? I...How long did it take for a recovery from Exxon? I was under the impression it took ten years for things to return to normal.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998597007732584956noreply@blogger.com