The Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) out of the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (SAR) has been providing exclusive high resolution satellite imagery of the Deep Water Horizon Spill. The satellite shots are processed in such a way that the imagery can shoot through clouds and precipitation. The recent imagery as of late last night clearly shows the expansiveness of the oil spill with a plume getting entrained into the Florida loop current. If you go to the site you can also see a relatively grainy shot of oil as far west as offshore the Cameron Parish coastline.
Experts are predicting that the oil slick plume extending into the Florida Loop current could affect areas such as the Florida Keys in a few weeks. While smaller oil plumes off the Louisiana coast could reach portions of the Texas coast in roughly the same time frame.
This entire catastrophe with BP is idiocy. The total amount of petroleum leaking into the Gulf of Mexico skyrocketed by 1000s of drums Wednesday after an undersea droid apparently shook the containment cap that has been catching petroleum from BP’s Macondo well. I question how much destruction this entire oil spill is going to cost the world when it’s all said and done
Tyisha Jacquot
23 Jun 10 at 10:31 pm
I have found no one that has been able to calculate those numbers. For its easy there is no price limit ….this is my home and life.
Chris Paulsen
cpaulsen@katctv.com
cpaulsen
24 Jun 10 at 10:55 pm