NOAA has released a short new PDF outlining how they expect the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill will affect this year’s hurricanes. The short version: not much.
The two pages of “Hurricanes and the Oil Spill” attempt to concisely answer such questions as:
- What will happen to a hurricane that runs through this oil slick? (Very little)
- What will the hurricane do to the oil slick in the Gulf? (Also, very little)
- Will the oil slick help or hurt a storm from developing in the Gulf? (Neither)
- Will there be oil in the rain related to a hurricane? (No)
You can download “Hurricanes and the Oil Spill” here.
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