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Active Hurricane Season Could Compound Nearby Oil Spill, Haiti Disasters
Damage from the Gulf oil spill has been slow in coming as the oil slick moves toward beaches and marshes, and the growing plume circulates deep in the ocean. Tomorrow is the official beginning of hurricane season . Barry Keim is climatologist for the State of Louisiana, Professor at LSU and author of Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readDamage from the Gulf oil spill has been slow in coming as the oil slick moves toward beaches and marshes, and the growing plume circulates deep in the ocean. Tomorrow is the official beginning of hurricane season. Barry Keim is climatologist for the State of Louisiana, Professor at LSU and author of Hurricanes of the Gulf of Mexico.
