So what happens when there are hurricanes in the gulf?

...:shrug:

It's unimaginable that the oil won't be flying everywhere along with the rest of the water.

Big mess ===> spread over larger distances

with wave action.

not to mention that petroleum particles will be inhaled and the respiratory problems that will cause.

i noticed the little phrase, all legitimate claims.... you know what that means. that means you're gonna have to PROVE it. prove that they owe anything. and they'll have a law firm full of highly paid henchmen to stand between you and what you deserve.

Hurricanes are a near definite in just a few months from now. Has a hurricane ever hit a huge oil saturated area before? I don't think so.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100514/us_nm/us_oil_spill_hurricanes

By Joshua Schneyer Joshua Schneyer – Fri May 14, 5:42 pm ET

Huge BP spill means a high-stakes hurricane season

NEW YORK (Reuters) – BP's oil spill could make for one of the highest-stakes U.S. Gulf hurricane seasons on record.
Storms may scuttle clean-up efforts, force containment vessels to retreat, or propel spilled crude and tar balls over vast expanses of sea and beach, scientists said.

Meteorologists say that climate conditions are ripe for an unusually destructive hurricane season, the storm-prone period that runs from June 1 to the end of November in the Gulf. Oceanographers say that could hurt the clean-up.
"If a storm comes into this situation it could vastly complicate everything," said Florida State University oceanography professor Ian MacDonald.

"All efforts on the shoreline and at sea, the booms and structures and rigs involved in clean-up and containment, could stop working."
As thousands of spill responders gird for a clean-up that could last for months or years after the leaking well is capped, weather and ocean currents are emerging as major unknowns, raising anxiety levels, economic and environmental stakes in the Gulf as storm season nears.

Compounding the uncertainty is how little research has been done on how storms affect oil spills. Some believe storm surges may help disperse the oil off shore or break down the slick. Other research suggests the oil slick itself could keep storms from gathering strength.

Recent Atlantic Basin readings showed water temperatures up to 0.8 degrees Celsius above normal, and near a record high for the season. El Nino, which creates wind shear that can prevent Gulf hurricanes from forming, has recently subsided. The factors could spur major storms in the Gulf this year."It only takes one storm to wreak havoc," said Chris Shabbot, a meteorologist at Sempra in Connecticut. "The consensus forecast is for above average storm activity as the El Nino (event) decays and the Atlantic is as warm or warmer than 2005."

Colorado State University's renowned team of forecasters is calling for an above-average hurricane season that may bring 15 named storms this year, eight of hurricane strength.
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Hurricanes will not be able to grow large. With less moisture in the Gulf of Mexico the entire East Coast and Hurrican Alley will have climate change. No telling how bad some of the droughts will get without moisture. It's a real unknown. One change in the atmosphere could be like the first domino falling over.

...though BP would love it as apparently nothing breaks up an oil spill like a good ol' hurricane :eyes: