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> How catastrophic is it? It's ... well, not to be dramatic, but if this doesn't end up being one of the nastier long-term natural catastrophes of the next few
by DannoHung 16y ago
> How catastrophic is it? It's ... well, not to be dramatic, but if this doesn't end up being one of the nastier long-term natural catastrophes of the next few decades, then I shudder to imagine what's coming next. Not only is this killing seabirds and mammals, it's also de-oxygenating a large portion of the Gulf rather nicely.
Point of clarification, this is a man-made catastrophe.
- danparsonson 16y agoI read it as something like 'one of the nastier long-term catastrophes of the natural world' - rather than being natural in origin.
- pyre 16y agoIt could have been an oversight, but I think that he also might have been referring to the damage to the ecosystem (i.e. 'natural' as in that it's a disaster that's affecting nature).