Wow, thank you for the information. Not good and an amazing distance for odors to travel from the spill. Just found a news report and video that indicates a lot of people along the west coast observed the same thing. I took a rapid look at ikitesurf wind directions for May off LA. In some years fronts cycle through the month bringing short periods of westerly winds while in others easterly winds govern. Hope this year, for the sake of folks in Florida, that easterly flow prevails from here on out. That may help the odors and keep the plume out of the Loop Current.
... and a blog from last year with concerns about Florida Beaches and Oil Spills from the Oil Patch in the Gulf. They even express concerns about the Loop Current spreading spills.
More at:
http://protectfloridasbeaches.org/blogarchive.html
05-10-2010, 10:53 AM
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