Could the Oil Slick in the Gulf Slow Hurricanes?
Could the Oil Slick in the Gulf Slow Hurricanes? Monday May 24, 2010 I read an extremely interesting article from the Weather Channel yesterday. The oil spill is definitely big news. After the April 20, 2010 oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, questions about what to do with the oil are being debated. Other related questions are now becoming apparent – Can the oil spill slow down the intensity of a hurricane? Can the oil spill prevent hurricanes from forming? To summarize the article, hurricanes (tropical cyclones) in the Atlantic typically form much farther away near the coast of Africa. Next, hurricanes can and do form in cold waters. Examples are the so-called Perfect Storm a
