Tropica Storm forming in western Carribean complicating oil spill dangers?

[Smee]

I have some questions, and they are legitimate ones in light of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . . .

When a hurricane comes ashore, it is carrying water that it picked up from the ocean . . . it doesn't pick up more water as it passes over land. The evaporation is not there. Thus all the rain comes from the Gulf of Mexico if you live between Texas and Florida.

Now, we all know that the reason the oil floats is because it is lighter than water. So, wouldn't a hurricane pick up quite a bit of the spilled oil? Of course it would.

So, where will the oil go? If you live in an area affected by the hurricane, tropical storm or even tropical wave . . . it will fall on the land in its path. Now comes one important question: Will this stuff still be flamable?

I wonder if we will wake up to large swaths of land burning because of the oil spilled onto our cities and towns. I wonder about the driving conditions . . . highways covered with fresh oil might be a bit slick.

What about the productive land where we grow our crops in the south? Will the oil spread throughout the area render the soil unusable for decades?

What opinions do the members here have? Anyone with knowledge about this scenario?

 

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[Iron Patch]

Rain can not pick up oil... impossible. But... the oil that has been dispersed and changed form could be another story.

I do think it would be a huge mess! Make that a "huger" mess.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

If the wave action of a hurricane or tropical storm brings any oil farther inland, especially swamp areas, then dried by the summer sun, yeah I could see some fires starting up. The Gulf is screwed, unfortunately., either way.
Carl

 

[Smee]

Rain can not pick up oil... impossible. But... the oil that has been dispersed and changed form could be another story.

I do think it would be a huge mess! Make that a "huger" mess.

I'm not sure that your assumption that the oil could not be picked up is correct. According to AccuWeather.com's Senior Meteorologist Alex Sosnowski:

In the worst case scenario, a major hurricane could spread toxic compounds inland onto crops. It could also aerosolize and then spread toxic chemicals, causing serious health problems for local residents - especially children, the elderly and those already at risk.

The above statement seems to suggest that the possibility is there, which is what concerns me.

 

[pygmy]

If fish and frogs can fall from the sky then oil droplets sure can.
http://www.prairieghosts.com/falls_sky.html

If the droplets are small enough then the Planets atmosphere could ignite during lightning.

 

[texan connection]

I don't believe there would be enough oil for fires, I do believe the possibility of a some ecological damage from the rain, I believe the biggest concern is the storm surge not the rain. It would destroy the Marshes for yrs, and pollute the drinking water.

Looks like we WILL be finding out very soon, if not with this one then the next one, or the next one.

Its inevitable that a hurricane pass over this mess and hit the coast.

 

[Smee]

If fish and frogs can fall from the sky then oil droplets sure can.
http://www.prairieghosts.com/falls_sky.html

If the droplets are small enough then the Planets atmosphere could ignite during lightning.

Thanks for the link.

Here in Arkansas we have had waterspouts (a tornado over water) which have picked up fish, turtles, and other creatures, then deposited them miles away with the rain from the thunderstorm which produced the waterspout. Neat process, and very real.

Since we know that a waterspout can do this, why would it not do something similar with the crude on and just below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico? I know some who are not familiar with hurricanes and tropical storms would not understand how that could be important, but here is why:


Hurricanes and tropical storms spawn NUMEROUS waterspouts while in the open water (yes, I know there is a doctored version but this is the real one), just as they produce numerous tornadoes after they make landfall. The oil picked up by the waterspouts would become more of an aerosol instead of dropping in large chunks. The fish usually land whole and alive because of their structure, but the oil would be "dispersed" into the rainwater thus creating a toxic mixture which could destroy crops miles beyond the point where the "storm surge" ends, cover highways making travel a nightmare, and coat the ground creating a danger of widespread oil fed fires.

I believe this is something we need to consider, those of us who --- even though we no do not live on the coast --- still get much rain from these storms as they die out over land.

 

[Smee]

Not worried about combustion in the air . . . but with a light coating on your home, car, livestock, grass, etc. fire would become a really serious threat. Since the rain would coat everything, where would you go?

 

[texan connection]

http://www.infowars.com/methane-and-martial-law-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/


DK Matai reports that by some geologists’ estimates, the methane now escaping into the Gulf may have been part of a massive bubble trapped for thousands of years under the sea floor. “More than a year ago, geologists expressed alarm in regard to BP and Transocean putting their exploratory rig directly over this massive underground reservoir of methane. Warnings were raised before the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe that the area of seabed chosen might be unstable and inherently dangerous,” writes Matai.

Matai and others fear the methane — under intense pressure (experts estimate the pressure to be between 30,000 and 70,000 pounds per square inch) — may form a bubble that would then rupture the seabed and erupt with an explosion.

 

[Iron Patch]

Methane bubble surf will be rad dude.

 

[texan connection]

LOL