The Oil Could Spread all Over the Atlantic

Posted on 06/04/2010 at 6:12 pm by Bob Cesca

Oh good.

BOULDER—A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and collaborators.

For some reason, the animated visualization of the spill reminds me of a Gerald Scarfe animation from The Wall:

Not to get all Wizard of Oz on this, but try playing the following Pink Floyd clip at the same time as the oil spill clip.

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  • http://nanotyrnns.blogspot.com Nanotyrannus

    I don’t think that’s really possible. I mean, I’ve read the Bible, and I don’t remember reading anything about what you call “currents”.

  • veralynn

    you can never go wrong with a Floyd clip :)

  • Corey Belanger

    wow ur exactly right about it lookin like something on the wall. looks just like the morphing flowers i think

  • gescove

    Damn… once it rounds the tip of Florida, Oilzilla moves scary fast in that clip. At least some of the eastern seaboard is spared in this scenario. The Atlantic gyre current is going to swirl with this crap for a long time. Ironic that some of the BP spill in the Gulf will end up on Britain’s shores. You mentioned in another post that BP was speculating on slurping $1.5 million worth of oil a day if the gusher cap succeeds. Any means by which the Feds can confiscate that and use it to offset damages? How about investing it in clean up technology? Rachel Maddow’s coverage has shown how pathetic, low tech, ineffective, and ill-funded the mitigation “effort” is to date.

  • http://extremeliberal.wordpress.com/ Jim in Michigan

    Man

  • JackDanieL

    Does anyone here remember VeraLynn? Remember how she said that we would meet again some sunny day…

  • veralynn

    Vera? Vera? What has become of you?:Dnice to see you Jack–feels like ages!