Operation to stop oil leak in Gulf of Mexico halted [Due to Weather)

Euronews.net ^ | 26/06/10

[GonzoII]

Efforts to siphon oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico will be put on hold for the next five days. A storm, bringing with it gale-force winds, is threatening the area and the U.S. Coastguard are saying the time is needed to shut down the operation. While work is stopped, the oil could flow into the sea unchecked for the next two weeks.

[GonzoII]

That's the sure thing any bad weather will effect.

[RightOnline]

Minor point: should be “Due” to weather, vs. “Do”.

[TigersEye]

Weather, yeah, that's it.

LA local Kindra Arnesan on PBS Newshour (sat in on BP internal meetings)

[Ben Chad]

Do = Due :-)

[GonzoII]

It has been reported, thanks.

[finnsheep]

Now we will be able to see how accurate the weather models are. It will be interesting if the capture of the oil is shut down and no bad weather shows up.

[finnsheep]

Now we will be able to see how accurate the weather models are. It will be interesting if the capture of the oil is shut down and no bad weather shows up.

[varina davis]

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE BECOMES TROPICAL STORM ALEX...MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD BELIZE AND THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...

[libh8er]

Do to Weather

If a storm makes landfall near the oil rig, the entire region could be in deep do do.

[netmilsmom]

Rush stated that the oil may actually hinder a hurricane. Surface temperature of the ocean may be different.

[netmilsmom]

I don’t take anything on PBS for face value.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Minor point: should be “Due” to weather, vs. “Do”.

This is becoming an increasingly common error nowadays. People spell it as they say it.

[rfreedom4u]

Just out of curiosity, what happened to all the oil, gas and other crap that came out of the millions of tons of ships that were sunk during the two world wars? I don’t believe I’ve ever heard of a massive cleanup. I guess mother nature took care of that huh?

[F. dAnconia]

Rush stated that the oil may actually hinder a hurricane. Surface temperature of the ocean may be different.

This is absolutely incorrect. The oil is neither large enough in scope or uniform enough on the surface to have any appreciable affect on a Tropical system. It is simply a matter of scale. Despite how large the spill is, it is not nearly large enough.

We did these types of calculations in Meteorology Graduate school. These were done to mainly to debunk the shysters that are developing a film to put over the water to stop a hurricane. It simply cannot happen at these scales.

[texanyankee]

I hope that depression grows into a hurricane & hits the south Texas coast and then moves upward into the Texas Hill Country.

We need some FREAKIN’ rain!

[ILS21R]

That could cause a mess. I wonder how far a hurricane could carry the oil inland. 1 mile? 10 miles?

[genetic homophobe]

Whereabouts in the Hill Country? We sold our house here in TN, and are moving to Comfort next week!

[SE Mom]

What Rush was referring to was the hurricane in 79 after the enormous spill off the coast of Mexico- he said the hurricane never actually made landfall and there was speculation it may have been due to the spill... which was many times larger than this one

[ElkGroveDan]

I don’t get it. Why doesn’t The President stretch his hand out over the waters and calm the seas?

[jpsb]

Any confirmation on this? Just asking.