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Comment by Locutus on May 26, 2010 at 5:07pm

I don't think a hurricane will "break it up"...considering oil is not soluble in H2O. This is why it moves through the water, below the surface as well as on top of it. The hurricane might "break up" the large concentrations of the slick but to what end? It merely relocates it somewhere else contaminating a new environment instead.

Comment by fireguy on May 26, 2010 at 12:36pm

Does any one think a hurricane might help? It might break up the oil and disperse it so it is less toxic, just a thought probably a dumb one.

Comment by chris on May 25, 2010 at 3:49pm

Thanks for the info from your side of the US. I've been wondering what effect the oil spill would have regarding weather. If rain clouds passing over lakes can pick up frogs and fish and send them hurling down with the rain why couldn't these clouds also pick up oil and spread it inland on crops, homes, cars and people. My question is How will the beginning of hurricane season (which began May 15, 2010 - no hurricanes as of yet) effect the spreading of this oil to locations in which it may never have reached?

Comment by fireguy on May 25, 2010 at 2:32pm

Iffy at best I think, don't you think there would be many reports if it was raining oil. and what about the wrecks on the freeways rain is bad enough with hydroplaning but oil slicks" Look out James Bond.

http://www.wtsp.com/news/mostpop/story.aspx?storyid=131321&prov...

Ruskin, Florida -- With rain in the forecast and an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 Connects has been getting e-mails and calls from viewers wondering if we could soon see black rain.


National Weather Service Science and Operations Officer Charlie Paxton says while it's always possible a water spout could pick up some oil and carry it a short distance, the notion of black rain is just not possible. Paxton says that's because oil does not evaporate. As a result, talk of black rain is just a myth.

However, Paxton does note that rain can, on occasion, mix with other particles. For example, he says in desert climates, when it's windy and it rains, it's not uncommon for precipitation to mix with sand to form what he calls "a muddy mess."

Comment by Citizen X74 on May 25, 2010 at 1:58pm

Was wondering when the oil rains would begin... Wonder how many others out there have this similar story?