Scientists found plumes of oil under the surface of the Gulf this week including at least one that is 10 miles long.
The New York Times reported today:
Scientists are finding enormous oil plumes in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, including one as large as 10 miles long, 3 miles wide and 300 feet thick in spots. The discovery is fresh evidence that the leak from the broken undersea well could be substantially worse than estimates that the government and BP have given.
“There’s a shocking amount of oil in the deep water, relative to what you see in the surface water,” said Samantha Joye, a researcher at the University of Georgia…
President Obama rebuked BP for their efforts yesterday.
Today Obama went to shoot hoops.
President Barack Obama arrives at Ft. McNair in Washington to play basketball Sunday morning, May 16, 2010. … Read more »
(AP/J. Scott Applewhite)