05-27-2010, 06:59 AM
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from the guardian blog/feed:
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Marcia McNutt, director of US Geological Survey (and scientific adviser to interior sec Ken Salazar), has been giving figures suggesting flow of oil from the leak has been much higher than BP estimated.
According to three different scientific measurement methods, the leak has been flowing at minimum of 12,000 barrels per day, and it could be as much as 19,000 barrels. That's way above BP's estimate of 5,000 barrels.
As of May 17, a Nasa imaging plane found 130,000 to 270,000 barrels of oil on the surface of Gulf. Roughly the same volume again had already been burned, skimmed, dispersed or evaporated.
"This is obviously a very, very significant environmental disaster," McNutt said.
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BP oil spill: 'top kill' live coverage | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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