Lars
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In that perspective this spill is literally a drop in the ocean. The gulf stream moves slowly, so most of the spill would evaporate or break down on the journey across the Atlantic. What little was left would be highly diluted. The gulf stream transports some 150 million cubic metres of water per second past Newfoundland, or some 900 million barrels per second. Compare that to the current most negative estimates of 100K barrels/day in the plume, or just over a barrel per second.I hope you are wrong that THIS ONE can spread across all the major oceans if not capped...I fear this too....the whole ocean eco-system is at risk, which will effect every populated area in the world.
Not to belittle the disaster, but it's unlikely to have any direct effect over here.