Mercy, Mercy Me. Oil now entering the Loop Current and headed to the Florida Keys.

[Elwood P Dowd]

Mercy, Mercy Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9BA6fFGMjI


Professor: Oil Now Flowing Into Loop Current

by The Tampa Tribune


GULF OF MEXICO - Oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has gotten sucked into the Loop Current, the conveyor belt of water that could send some of the mess to the Florida Keys and up the East Coast.

That's the opinion of Hans Graber, a professor at the University of Miami, who has been watching the progression of the oil based on satellite images.

"You see these spaghetti-like filaments," Graber said. "What we can't tell from space is whether this is a thick layer of molasses or is this like a thin sheen on the surface."

Another unknown is what form the oil will be when it arrives in the Keys – whether it will be a sheen or tar balls or something else. A lot of that depends on winds and other weather factors.

"I think in the Keys within a week or so we should expect to see some early arrivals of oil," Graber said.

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http://www.wkrg.com/gulf_oil_spill/article/professor-oil-now-flowing-into-loop-current/884513/May-07-2010_10-33-am/

Woo ah, mercy mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Where did all the blue skies go?
Poison is the wind that blows from the north and south and east
Woo mercy, mercy me, mercy father
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Oil wasted on the ocean and upon our seas, fish full of mercury
Ah oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be, no no
Radiation under ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying
Oh mercy, mercy me
Ah things ain't what they used to be
What about this overcrowded land
How much more abuse from man can she stand?
Oh, na na...
My sweet Lord... No
My Lord... My sweet Lord

[Jennicut]

1. It could then hit the Gulf Stream and go up to South/North Carolina.

Lovely, huh?

[madmax]

2. Yes, we've been paying attention to this here in NC

I've been surprised that some people I know give a rats ass... now!!

[fascisthunter]

3. One of the Most Beautiful yet Heart Breaking Songs

[Elwood P Dowd]

4. That it is. (nm)

[aquart]

5. God have mercy on all the creatures in the way.

[damntexdem]

6. You know, I've liked seafood.

But I guess that will no longer be a dining option.

[ashling]

7. But, but ... who could ever have imagined that this thing would

fuck up the enviornment of the entire eastern GULF OF FUCKIN MEXICO !!!!

:sarcasm:

[Scuba]

8. Can you say "criminal negligence"?

[voteearlyvoteoften]

9. Rec for Marvin Gaye song

Prophetic

[malaise]

10. Rec

for the frightening reality and for one of my favorite songs.

[ThomWV]

11. Given time it will strike land in the entire Gulf basin, and every island, then turn north

No one should be surprised by this. That oil will continue to spread out and travel until it turns to tar and sinks to the bottom.