Summary:
Weather Department of Bahamas predicts the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico might arrive in the Bahamas this weekend, with the variations of the winds that is expected.
Nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil are escaping to the sea surface daily.
A part of the oil spill got into this current a week ago, and is moving describing a sort of curve in the Gulf of Mexico, to go to the Florida Strait towards the Atlantic Ocean. Stubbs said the increase of crude oil in the zone would speed the arrival of black tides to Key Sal, Bimini and Grand Bahama, main points for fishing in the islands.
The situation would get worse with the arrival of the hurricane season on June 1st with predictions of up to 18 tropical storms, five of them really bad.
The impact would be disastrous for the economy, the ecology, tourism and fishing.
My thoughts: This article goes along with the other one I just made, but it has much greater detail, obviously. Again, it would be really upsetting if the oil reaches the Bahamas. I just hope that they are again, able to control it where it is now and the Bahamas will not be affected in any way.
link: http://www.escambray.cu/Eng/world/oil100527938
About Me
- Alaine Stanner
- My name is Alaine Stanner, and I chose the Bahamas for my project in Mrs. Flugee's class.
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