This is a map of the magnitude of the horizontal velocity of the seawater at the indicated depth. Units are meters per second. RTOFS (Atlantic) is a basin-scale ocean forecast system based on the HYbrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM). RTOFS (Atlantic) is described in the following paper (PDF): “A Real Time Ocean Forecast System for […]
By MARY PEREZ – meperez@sunherald.com GULFPORT — Long ribbons of oil from the Deepwater spill now wind through the Chandeleur Islands between 35 miles and 55 miles south of Gulfport. On a 90-minute flight from Apollo Aviation in Gulfport Monday afternoon, reporters and photographers from the Sun Herald, New York Times and Los Angles Times […]
The map sequence shows how the oil spill has been spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. Each day’s outline reflects the most current estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the extent of the spill on that day. By The New York Times. Sources: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Coast Guard Tracking […]
By Dan Swenson, The Times-PicayuneMay 02, 2010, 11:49AM This animation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was created using actual overflight information and forecast models from the NOAA and Unified Command. The red dot is the location of the Deepwater Horizon oil well, which exploded on April 20, releasing oil into the Gulf near […]
By MELISSA NELSON (AP) MOBILE, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Bob Riley says most of the inflatable booms deployed to catch the oil spill are breaking down, forcing crews to rework their contingency plan. Riley said Sunday that 80 percent of the thousands of feet of booms the Coast Guard and other crews have laid […]
By The Associated PressMay 02, 2010, 3:55PM PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — Gus Holliman has spent the last two days riding the beaches in this coastal Mississippi town, hoping not to find dead animals. On Saturday the sea turtles started washing up on shore. On Sunday, the turtles were joined by dead catfish, horseshoe crabs, and […]
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 30, 2010 (ENS) – Bird conservationists fear the spreading Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will affect not only local birds but migratory bird populations as far north as Canada and Alaska, and as far south as South America. The oil spill, now 100 miles long by 48 […]
Dr. Ian MacDonald at FSU just produced a new spill-size estimate based on the US Coast Guard aerial overflight map of the oil slick on April 28, 2010. The bottom line: that map implies that on April 28, there was a total of 8.9 million gallons floating on the surface of the Gulf. That implies […]
The BP Gulf Coast rig explosion is a horrible human, economic, and environmental disaster. The death of 11 employees is tragic. The spill could devastate the Gulf Coast commercial and sport fishing industries for years to come. Louisiana’s seafood industry alone is worth $2 billion annually. This is the biggest U.S. economic and environmental disaster […]
By Ian Talley, Dow Jones Newswires, 202-862-9285; ian.talley@dowjones.com WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The BP oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico may be worse that the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on CNN Sunday. “The worst-case scenario is we could have 100,000 barrels or more of oil flowing out,” Salazar […]