Oil Spill Forecast for June 2, 2010 Map Credit: NOAA
Update for June 9, 2010:
Gulf oil spill update June 9: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, NOAA map (photos, video)
June 1, 2010 – Earlier today, it was confirmed that oil and tar balls reached Alabama's beaches and Mississippi waters. Now, Escambia County, Florida officials say that oil sheen is within 10 miles of Pensacola Beach. That oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico could reach Florida's beaches by tomorrow. This environmental catastrophe has already devastated Louisiana wetlands habitat, fisheries and coastal tourism.
June 5-6 Update with pictures of Gulf Shores and Pensacola beaches:
Gulf oil spill update: Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, NOAA forecast map (photos, video)
The Unified Command announced this morning that it is stepping up monitoring of Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle to identify possible oil impact.
The Alabama Department of Public Health announced this afternoon that oil has been identified on some beaches on Dauphin Island and in waters near the shore. A swimming advisory, not closure has been issued. In addition, the state health officer will be closing all Alabama oyster beds at 3 p.m. CDT today and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will be closing all Gulf waters, including Pelican Bay to fishing, from the east end of Dauphin Island to the Mississippi state line.
According to the Associated Press, "In neighboring Mississippi, Gov. Haley Barbour said a 2-miles-long narrow strand of oil was found Tuesday on Petit Bois Island, south of Jackson County. Petit Bois is the easternmost barrier island in the state and near the Alabama state line."
Read the entire story from earlier today: Gulf oil spill: Oil reaches Mississippi? More monitoring for Mississippi, Alabama, Florida Panhandle
New June 2 update here:
Gulf oil spill update June 2, 2010: Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, with Dauphin Island video
Latest oil spill news:
Gulf oil spill: Mississippi, Alabama barrier islands, mouth of Mobile Bay soon? New fishing closures
Gulf oil spill: No underwater oil plumes says BP's Tony Hayward, disagrees with scientists
Gulf oil spill: Going forward with LMRP Cap, first step is cutting existing riser pipe (graphics)
Gulf oil spill: NOAA ship to study underwater oil plume, Cousteau says it's a nightmare (video)
For a look at one coral reef area at risk in the Gulf of Mexico:
Gulf oil spill disaster: BP update, oil spill flow counter and a look beneath Gulf waters (video)
Get an underwater view of what's polluting the Gulf now:
Gulf oil spill: NOAA ship to study underwater oil plume, Cousteau says it's a nightmare (video)
More coverage:
More oil spill stories from the Environmental News Examiner
Gulf Oil Spill Examiner - Tony Pann
PBS NewsHour Oil Spill Counter
Background
The Deepwater Horizon disaster occurred on April 20, 2010 when the drilling rig platform exploded, burned and sank two days later. Oil continues to flow from the ruptured well one mile under the Gulf of Mexico. Of the 126 people on the drilling platform at the time of the explosion, eleven were killed.
In the aftermath, an environmental and economic catastrophe is being created, as oil continues to spew into the waters of the Gulf, unabated after the latest attempt, called top kill was unsuccessful in temporarily capping the broken well until two relief wells can be completed sometime in August.
Comments
THE DAMN OIL SPILL IS GOIN TO HURT THE WORLD REALLY BAD AND MESS UP OUR SOURCE OF WATER!!!!!!SO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT PLEASE
STOP TRYIN TO COVER UP FOR THE DAMN GOVERNMENT THEY DID THIS TO US AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO THEM....THE PERSON WHO NEEDS TO BE KILLD IS BARACK OBAMAS BLACK AFRICAN NAPPY HEADED ASS. HIM AND HIS FAMILY NEED TAKEN OFF THE FACE OF THIS EARTH....NNNNNNOOOOOOOWWW!!!!!!!!
Maybe a wind tunnel straight into the water to separate the ocean
just enough to allow man or robut to stop this tragic leak may
work. This is in God's hands and we pray for a miracle to end this
situation.
Ashley, please examine your words and explain to us how you arrive at your conclusion. Thanks. Floatin in Alabama
Ashley, please explain how you reason your conclusions. Thanks.
Floatin in Alabama
Racial comments and the deletion of one individual and his family(who have no say in this matter) will solve nothing. It is in God's hands from here.
OK Ashley you are what we like to call WACKADOODLE! We did this by letting corporations run the country and by relying on oil so heavily. If this drill had worked and not blown up we would all be happy filling up our SUVs.
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