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NASA Captures First Photos of Massive 'Arm' of Oil Slick
- Bjoern 16y agoSeeing this makes me sad.
- Ixiaus 16y agoIt may be a sad thing but maybe it's what was needed for offshore drilling reform. This is (on the grand scale of the Earth and its ecosystem) no where near life-ending; but big enough to make an impact.
- BudVVeezer 16y agoSeeing this makes me angry because it was avoidable.
- proee 16y agoHow was it avoidable?
- joegaudet 16y agoChanging the batteries in the control panel that caused the blowoff mechanism (or what ever it was) to mal function.
- MikeCapone 16y agoBetter testing methods for the equipment and more redundancy would also have made it a LOT less likely.
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- BudVVeezer 16y agoBy not drilling in the ocean, where mistakes like this have far-reaching effects, among other, more technical reasons.
- WestCoastJustin 16y agoI also think drilling 5000 feet down complicates things. There is a massive lag between noticing a problem and coming up with viable solutions. It's not really a hands on issue.
- pierrefar 16y agoAnd yet it isn't anyone's fault, the response went perfectly to plan, and we'll have another one because we won't learn anything.
- WestCoastJustin 16y agoI honestly think this is a better link: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nasa-satellite-photos-bp-oil-spill-gulf-mexico-arm-loop.php http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/nasa-satellite-photo... This show that the massive arm is going with the Gulf Loop Current: http://news.discovery.com/earth/oil-spill-gulf-loop-current.html http://news.discovery.com/earth/oil-spill-gulf-loop-current.... What is interesting and not in the full photo, is where does the "Gulf Loop Current" go? A little googleing shows this image: http://www.texaspelagics.com/GOMocean.html http://www.texaspelagics.com/GOMocean.html But where do you think it is going to end up after is leaves to the right of the image.. Further up the coast of Florida I assume?!?
- pohl 16y agoAre they even trying to plug this thing? Or are they really trying to salvage it and turn it back into a productive rig?
- OliverSmith 16y agoI think those are both the same thing. Plugging it would allow them to redrill later in a different location. Salvaging it immediately would allow them to do both at the same time.
- pohl 16y agoBoth would eventually stop the flow of uncaptured oil, but would they both stop the flow in the same amount of time? That is the real problem here: the question of which option to pursue should be driven by getting the leak stopped ASAP. I fear someone has their mind on revenue.