The oil gush and the oceans currents

[lunatica]

These are the surface currents



These are the deep currents, or what's known as the conveyor belt



And the conveyor belt loops through the Gulf of Mexico and is named the Gulf Loop current

[lunatica]

1. No comments?

Why?

[femmocrat]

2. Too depressing....

We are doomed....

But thank you for the informative graphics. Look out Europe, it's coming your way!

[lunatica]

3. Yes. It really is too depressing isn't it?

[meow mix]

4. next stop, london harbor

maybe this was the plan all along

[Duer 157099]

5. I wonder if the oil will end up stuck in that loop where the

Pacific Garbage Patch is?

[lunatica]

6. I wonder if the melting Artic ice cap will mean it spreads faster

I imagine there's a strong current going around full circle at that latitude. Just like you see long currents circling the Antartic.

[Avalux]

7. I'm thinking about hurricanes...

and black sticky rain pounding the ground when the storm comes ashore. It's too horrible to think about.

[yella_dawg]

11. It won't be raining oil.

It'll come in monster waves. Tidal surge, you know.

How long before this quits just getting worse and worse.

[WillyT]

8. K & R !!!

:kick:

[Catherina]

9. Excellent, thank you n/t

[lunatica]

10. .

[MerryBlooms]

12. Every day brings even worse news than the day before.

My heart is broken. I can't even seem to muster up anger today ... I'm feeling a little zombie(ish). I think I'm emotionally spent and overwhelmed for now.

Edited for weird smiley thing I somehow conjured up.

[PufPuf23]

13. Thank you and rec

I like high info posts at DU.

[lunatica]

14. Sobering and depressing