Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico might have entered major current by Zuzana Zelenakova

On April 20, drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in Gulf of Mexico exploded and sank two days after that. Eleven people were killed and great amount of oil spilled into the water. States of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida are in greatest danger. The US government is holding responsible the British global energy company BP plc, which is the fourth largest company in the world. About 210,000 gallons of oil are pouring into the Gulf per day. The oil is streaming from an undersea well, on Sunday engineers managed to install a mile-long tube that takes at least a part of the oil into the tanker ship. "Obviously the quicker they plug this the better, but they are already ! having a tremendous effect on the environment," said Paul Montagna from Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University. "In the end, we have to figure out how much is actually pouring into the Gulf." Millions of gallons of crude oil are already in the water and now researchers are worried that it could have entered a major current in the Gulf, that could carry it right to the Florida Keys and then to the East Coast. Research vessel was dispatched to collect more information. According to William Hogarth, dean of the University of South Florida´s College of Marine Science, one computer model shows that the oil has already entered the current that loops around to the east Coast, while the other one says the oil is three miles from it. Also Mexican officials expressed their fears that the spill could reach their coast if it is not stopped by August, which is the time when the currents reverse and flow south. Gulf Aid concert was held Sunday in! New Orleans in order to raise money for people affected most ! directly by the oil spill, fishermen. Headliners included Lenny Kravitz, Mos Def or Allen Toussaint.

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