Monday, May 31, 2010

Hurricane Season and the Oil Spill

In this May 28, 2010 photo workers clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Pass a Loutre, La.

As hurricane season approaches, the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico takes weather forecasters into nearly uncharted waters. The Gulf is a superhighway for hurricanes that form or explode over pools of hot water, then usually move north or west toward the coast. The site of the sunken rig is along the general path of some of the worst storms ever recorded, including Hurricane Camille, which wiped out the Mississippi coast in 1969, and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

The season officially starts Tuesday, and while scientists seem to agree that the sprawling slick isn't likely to affect the formation of a storm, the real worry is that a hurricane might turn the millions of gallons of floating crude into a crashing black surf. Some fear a horrific combination of damaging winds and large waves pushing oil deeper into estuaries and wetlands and coating miles of debris-littered coastline in a pungent, sticky mess. And the worst effects of an oil-soaked storm surge might not be felt for years: If oil is pushed deep into coastal marshes that act as a natural speed bump for storm surges and those marshes die out from the toxins, areas including New Orleans could be more vulnerable to bad storms for a long time.

Experts say there are few, if any, studies on such a scenario. It 's tough to theorize about what would happen .The lone precedent, experts agree, is the summer of 1979, when storms hampered efforts to contain a spill from a Mexican rig called Ixtoc 1 that eventually dumped 140 million gallons off the Yucatan Peninsula. Hurricane Henri, a Category 1 storm, damaged a 310-ton steel cap designed to stop the leak that would become the worst peacetime spill in history.
Still, while oil from that spill coated miles of beaches in Texas and Mexico, tropical storms and unseasonable cold fronts that year helped reverse offshore currents earlier than normal and drive oil away from the coast. Storms also helped disperse some of the oil. That may happen this time. A hurricane could dilute much of the oil, spreading it out where the concentrations would be much less damaging.

At least 19 million gallons, according to the latest estimates, have leaked from the seabottom 5,000 feet below the surface since the April 20 explosion of BP PLC's Deepwater Horizon rig, which killed 11. Syrupy oil has crept into Louisiana's marshes, coating plants, killing some birds and threatening wetlands.
The threat to the marshes could have implications lasting well beyond this hurricane season. Louisiana already has lost huge swaths of coastal wetlands in recent decades, and the oil is a major threat to the long-term viability of that delicate ecosystem.
"If the plants that hold the marshes together were to die at the roots, the base would wash away, leaving deeper water and less of a buffer for hurricanes," said Joseph Suhayda, director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center.
"That would increase the amount of surge inland," Suhayda said.
Even without considering hurricanes, there is uncertainty about whether marsh cane and other plants will die to the roots or just above the surface from this oil spill. If the plants' roots survive, they could come back over time. If not, the results could be catastrophic.

86 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:45:00 PM

    I think relief from the oil spill will be a long time coming.

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  2. Anonymous9:28:00 PM

    HI PIC

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  3. Why are you bored????Saddle sore??

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  4. Anonymous9:31:00 PM

    How you doing sweetie ??? Is Nana in pretty good spirits and resting well?? Is the Rock still beinfg frisky??
    I'm watching my favorite gingerbread man.

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  5. Inquiring minds want to know (details).

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  6. Rock is very sassy today. Nana is resting in bed. I'm watching house hunters. Some of those people are so picky.You can change almost anything you don't like. As long as the house has good bones and is in the right location.

    So what's new. I'll send you some recipes to break up the boredom and I'll go pick a couple of yuk yuks and pop them up.

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  7. Anonymous9:35:00 PM

    Girl you are so funny...I didn't get in the party mood to well...sis told most of them to go home...she says from now on they have to be invited she don't care if they are her siblings kids, when you puke and piss on the floor it's time to go. Hahaha

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  8. Anonymous9:39:00 PM

    Dan's grandson told her he didn't have to go and Chris asked him what did he say and threw his ass out the barn...

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  9. Anonymous9:40:00 PM

    I think the ROCK liked his tap-dancing lesson.
    So glad to know Nana is resting..

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  10. I put some jokes up for you.

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  11. The rock loves tap dancing. He is so happy to be still alive that he is making up for lost time.

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  12. Anonymous9:44:00 PM

    Lina said she fell on the sidewalk and DC helped her up and he was very nice...her comment is on the ginger post I think.
    I would have told him you show me yours and I will show you mine and maybe I would have seen his birth-mark...I hear it's a strawberry. [giggles]

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  13. I don't blame Sis for kicking them out. That is totally disrespectful of her home. She is a tough cookie when she has to be.

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  14. Anonymous9:46:00 PM

    We are all glad he's still alive, we did some hard praying down here because we didn't want to lose our Jeannie.

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  15. Hey girls!

    How are you tonight? I am still coughing and sneezing. Only I can catch a cold in hot weather!

    He was very polite although I got the oddest feeling from the whole experience.

    Lina

    :)

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  16. Anonymous9:49:00 PM

    We all was in the barn, if they had been in the house, she may have shoot them.

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  17. I thought it was heart shaped. Now we have to get a look at it to see who is right. Tell Gil to put that in his contract when he draws it up. "This contract becomes valid when you show Nee your birthmark."

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  18. Anonymous9:51:00 PM

    Hi Lina...this is the time of year old DC makes his move on a new woman...he may want to take you to Miami and then Rome and we want details.

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  19. Anonymous9:53:00 PM

    I heard it was heart shape also..
    If he won't show it I'll just ask the women he's with.

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  20. Anonymous9:55:00 PM

    I will have to take a photo of it.

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  21. Nothing says I need a vacation then tripping over my own two feet...LOL

    I was so tempted to ask where that skank was though...

    :)

    Lina

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  22. Anonymous10:00:00 PM

    Girl I wish you had asked him, haven't heard anything about her since she was wiping the tires at the fast-food place.

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  23. I would be surprised if they still were together. He is always walking alone.

    Sometimes we used to see him with his son, but me and my girlfriends haven't seen the little boy either.

    Just him, alone.

    :)

    Lina

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  24. I get the impression that DC is very controlling in his relationships.I don't know why the women hang around until he throws them out.

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  25. I think you are right Jeannie. He picks the young ones because they are easily controlled. They are impressed with the money and him being on TV I guess.

    Don't impress me much.

    Lina

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  26. Anonymous10:07:00 PM

    Liza and the kids may be in Texas, I bet she's still hanging on remember DC didn't take her to Paris, he carried Liza on vacation and then left her home and he go out.

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  27. He certainly has lost interest in Amina by now. Maybe he will try for a fifteen year old this time.

    He is one 'Ginger' who is soulless.

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  28. Well if she is hanging on it's by a thread. The man was nice enough to pick me up of the sidewalk but he looked down my tank top!

    Lina

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  29. Anonymous10:10:00 PM

    Clebrities/money don't impress me, it's whats in the heart/soul and how a man treat me and it better be as a equal.

    I love the yuk yuks and of course I'm going to put it on the blog.

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  30. Anonymous10:14:00 PM

    That's old DC...wish I'll been there I'll told him I don't wear panties and did he want to see my peach fuzz.

    Lina, if you see him again, flirt a little I bet he'll flirt back.

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  31. LOL you are funny!

    I will definitely do a little flirting next time I see him and see what happens...

    Lina

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  32. Anonymous10:16:00 PM

    If you notice on TV DC looks down tank tops.
    I bet he still miss Marg.

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  33. I've noticed that our numbers are going up faster now.

    Bio took the twins to the beach but he didn't put enough, if any, sunblock on them. They came home quite red.

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  34. Anonymous10:20:00 PM

    You hit it on the head DC is soulless and I think he's a lonely old man.
    A real woman won't trust him and the 15 year olds want something that don't bend in the middle.

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  35. Sometimes I want to smack that man upside the head. Apparently Jakey was exhausted when he got home.
    I'm sorry, but I get so frustrated because I can't do anything about it.

    There is a new show on A@E about people with obsessions (OCD). What haven't they made a show about??

    Maybe they could do a reality show about the adventures of your choochie.

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  36. LOL@ show about choochie...

    Now that should bring in the viewers on AandE

    Lina

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  37. Anonymous10:25:00 PM

    I hope J/P gave him hell, the fool don't know a damn thing about kids.

    I notice the numbers , I wonder why D*** and Heidi put the names first and then the topic , we'll keep doing it like we are doing it, we made 62,000 last Thursday.

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  38. Anonymous10:29:00 PM

    My choochie smacks and sometime bite if it don't get stroke it right.
    Wait a minute let me go look and see if it's smiling.

    Yes it's smiling the old boy did a pretty good job..[giggles]
    Boy I'm hot tonight.

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  39. We've passed 63,000 now. In fact, 63,595.

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  40. Anonymous10:31:00 PM

    Well it would do better than the shit-head Jacksons.

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  41. Well kudos to Gil on a job well done.

    Don't forget I got a certificate of merit for my tap-dancing skills.

    I guess experience is the best teacher. I thought your choochie hummed when it was happy.

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  42. Anonymous10:33:00 PM

    We will make it ...a 1,000 a week is good and we will do better.

    PIC...see how bad Lina make me get.Hahaha

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  43. Honestly, this woman I am watching has a weird obsession. She is terrified of her own bowel movements so she rarely eats and if she has a bowel movement she showers for up to three hours and scrubs the skin off herself.

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  44. LOL naughty naughty girls!

    But fun :)

    Lina

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  45. Anonymous10:37:00 PM

    The choochie is laughing it's head off.
    Did you have you nurse uniform on or the french maid with the filly panties from Victoria Secert, the ones with the split in the middle. hahaha

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  46. Anonymous10:43:00 PM

    Did you say A&E. I got it now.
    On yes we are very naughty thats why we always have fun, we both have been through quite a bit in the last few years and we found that humor helps a lot.

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  47. I happen to know you actually have a pair of those special panties.
    Does GIl buy you lingerie from Victoria's Secret???

    I have a cartoon of a fat lady prancing around in a Vicotria's Secret negligee. Her husband is sitting up in bed looking disgusted and he says,"I wish Victoria would keep her secrets."

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  48. Laughter is the best medicine that is for sure...life is tough enough as it is, so laughter is a good thing.

    :)

    Lina

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  49. The guy who is on the show now works out at least fifty times a week. He is scared of getting old.

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  50. Anonymous10:49:00 PM

    Lina...I don't smoke and I have a glass of wine, really no bad habits getting buck-ass naked and jumping out at my man.
    Remember when I was 8/9 months pregnant and I jumped him at the door.

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  51. The bowel movement lady took endless enemas and scrubbed the inside of her rectum with a toothbrush.

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  52. Well Cupcake I imagine getting buck ass naked for your man is something he quite enjoys :)

    And if you have the energy while being that pregnant, awesome!

    Lina

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  53. When did I write that poem to Gil? Was it after you had Gilly??

    Lina, CC is a beautiful, clever, funny (slightly over-sexed)lady. She is a wonderful mom and delightful friend.She really doesn't have any vices.

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  54. Anonymous10:55:00 PM

    Yes he buys them,he gets a catalog that go to his office.

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  55. You both are intelligent and tough ladies, I quite enjoy your blog :)

    I am impressed by you both

    Lina

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  56. Anonymous10:59:00 PM

    Gilly was 1 month old and we all was going to Reno when the Limo broke down in Dallas and he and dad caught a plane and I raised hell and told him he better come home I wanted to get poked he came but had to leave the next day.

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  57. Anonymous11:00:00 PM

    All shit Lina..I was going to be a nun until I got my first poking .

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  58. I do remember that he came home as fast as he could. I didn't know he left again the next day.

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  59. A nun? Now that is very interesting indeed. But I bet you are happy your life has taken the turns it did...now you have a home, husband and 2 babies...

    :)

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  60. Anonymous11:04:00 PM

    Thank you Lina and we enjoy having you. I have engery to spare but I don't get up and do my workouts every day now, my little man see that I get a plenty of running.

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  61. Family is so important but sadly alot of people tend to ignore that until they lose it.

    :)

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  62. Anonymous11:08:00 PM

    He was starting to get Dad's business straight in Reno.
    But as you know when he went to Los Angeles that was the last straw for me and I told dad a thing or two and dad says he would fix everything for me.

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  63. It's true Lina, she did want to become a nun. When she lost her innocence she suddenly realized there was a whole lot more to life that she had not explored yet. She went on to do many interesting things in her life.

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  64. Anonymous11:11:00 PM

    I grew up on a farm..we watch everything get poked, my niece and I tried to make the dog poke the calf, I was a bad little ass.

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  65. Well, keep on doing those things in life, that way doors keep opening and life stays interesting...:)

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  66. Anonymous11:13:00 PM

    How long has this program been coming on this is my first time seeing it...

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  67. Has the agreement moved forward at all lately or are they still niggling over the details??

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  68. I don't know how long the show has been on. This is the first time I have seen it. I didn't realize that OCD was so hard to cure. The exercise guy quit therapy because he couldn't take the stress.HE didn't want any more help. He was an intelligent guy too, a writer.

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  69. I really miss Nan putting her two cents in. She's a nice lady and I was coming to think of her as a friend. I hope she comes back to the blog.

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  70. Anonymous11:18:00 PM

    My man and I are from two different worlds and I have taught him a lot of things about life and how to relax, he's an only child and I am the last of nine kids.So I run from him until I was ready for him to catch me on my terms.

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  71. Oh by the way, I did hear that Liza fired her lawyer and is suing DC on her own now.

    Supposedly there is some kind of deposition going on or went on.

    Lina

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  72. Anonymous11:20:00 PM

    What happen to the good programs, this shit is so fake, no way would I want people to know that crap about me.

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  73. The first suit was settled in DC's favor. She must be starting from scratch again.

    When you represent yourself, you have a fool for a lawyer.

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  74. Anonymous11:25:00 PM

    Nan will be back and you will have to tell her to shut up, she really likes you and it won't be long she almost have her stuff together..
    I still have her notes for you on my desk I want to read them but she has them sealed up .
    I told her you was mad at her because she hadn't told you what happen and she said just hold on she will be here all the time.

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  75. Anonymous11:26:00 PM

    Nan says she don't want no crap out of them , they can't fire her, Gil got her an iron-clad contract.

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  76. I am so glad that Nan is safe. This big brouhaha came up right after she got her contract and shares. At least she got protected in time.

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  77. Anonymous11:31:00 PM

    Well we know Liza is a fool, she was losing DC and she got pregnant again to try and hold him. DC didn't want babies...DC and Marg had been togeter 9 years and he was trying to get back with Marg when Liza got pregnant with the boy. That's when Marg filed for divorce, she forgave him for his countless affairs but a baby she couldn't handle.

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  78. Anonymous11:31:00 PM

    2005 is really when DC started going down.

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  79. Marg was smart woman. Not bringing a baby into a marriage like that. But she should not have put with affairs either.

    Well now he has lost a decent woman and has to pay a gold digger

    Lina

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  80. Well, sugar, I'll be cutting out now.I think I'll go check on Nana one more time. I wish you a peaceful sleep and a bright tomorrow.See you when the owls hoot and the wolvws howl...Luv ..PIC

    Hope you feel much better tomorrow Lina. Take care....J ( honey, lemon and a dash of brandy warmed in the microwave )

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  81. Have a goo night gals!

    Lina

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  82. PS: I think he started down the slippery slope when he lost Marg and realized he couldn't get her back. He ended up hating Liza passionately.

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  83. Anonymous11:41:00 PM

    Dad seen to Mac having a good contract.Nan only works for the Casino.
    It will go into another see if you can wait me out and Aunt Mae is right in the middle with her cane.
    I better start working on my meeting #4 because I know Nan will be here.
    They talk to Leon and he tells them he has to see what Gil say, I told Leon no such thing, and he says He got them off his back.
    I want to see what Nan is going to tell you.

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  84. Anonymous11:47:00 PM

    That's true, you can't hold a man by having a baby. I really never cared for Liza.
    Take good care of Nana like I know you will and I hope she feel well enough to sit in the garden tomorrow. Take care dear friend.

    I will be waiting with the hoot owls..
    Goodnight sweetie and my all your dreams be happy ones.
    GOODNITE....HUGS&KISSES...PIC
    Kiss the ROCK.

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  85. Anonymous11:47:00 PM

    Goodnight Lina and hope you feel better.....CC

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