A Little Disaster

The other day, I read this news about oil spill where every day there was 5000 gallons of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, which could have been worse thanks to the authorities. Funny though, Stephen Sears, chairman of the petroleum engineering department at Louisiana State University said “Typically, a very good well in the Gulf can produce 30,000 barrels a day, but that's under control. I have no idea what an uncontrolled release could be,”

Few people in India know about the oil spill and their effects as India is ranked 3^rd in the world in pollution and people really don’t care about pollution as they live in it. Recently I came across this story of another oil spill which happened in Mumbai, India on August 7, 2010 where 400 tonnes of oil leaked according to government officials. This year alone saw 9 oil disasters which caused heavy damage to the environment. Marine life was disrupted and thousands of fishes and fragile species died. National geographic channel showed an exclusive story on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico where they showed a turtle which they could not catch as it was covered with oil. It died the same day. Tragic and Sad! I have seen blogs where people are collecting funds to donate in saving these lives.http://www.hindustantimes.com/HTHorizons/europe/Oil-spills-over-into-Jindal-high/SP-Article1-592832.aspx

  President Barak Obama has called the spill “a potentially unprecedented environmental disaster.” And some scientists have suggested that the oil might hitch a ride on the loop current in the gulf, bringing havoc to the Atlantic Coast.

Yet the Deepwater Horizon blowout is not unprecedented, nor is it yet among the worst oil accidents in history. And its ultimate impact will depend on a long list of interlinked variables, including the weather, ocean currents, the properties of the oil involved and the success or failure of the frantic efforts to stanch the flow and remediate its effects.

Lastly, I found an answer to one of my questions. The answer is “This is the reason for our fuel price hike”.