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howard112211 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 06:41 PM
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NY Times has changed the scale on their oil map.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/05/01/us/20100501-oil-spill-tracker.html?ref=us

I really don't have much to comment about this. Just FYI: Up until a few days ago, this map was showing only roughly the top left quarter of the area that is shown now.

It's in the gulf stream now.
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Systematic Chaos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 06:44 PM
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1. Everybody should bookmark this.
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Stardust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 07:00 PM
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2. Kick & R, even tho it breaks my to do so. Eveyone needs to see this. nt
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 07:05 PM
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3. WTF, NOAA's only reporting a little over 6 million gallons spilled to date?
Even BP is putting the estimate at 80 million. :wtf:
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 07:10 PM
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4. NOAA Goes strictly from satellite data
Their estimate is only what's floating on the top. Dispersents slow that number down considerably because of how they act, which is to simply disperse the surface oil to under the surface.

That should tell you something about the magnitude of this. 6.2 million gallons floating on the top and anywhere from 29 to 74.1 million gallons under the surface.
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intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 09:06 PM
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5. Ah, that explains it. Thanks. n/t
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Cetacea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 10:10 PM
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6. K&R.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 10:19 PM
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