Tropical Storm Alex could become Hurricane Alex as early as tomorrow, meteorologists are saying.
“It’s a tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour with gusts up to 70 miles per hour. We think it could strengthen to a category one hurricane tomorrow and a category two by Wednesday as it moves toward northern Mexico,” Accuweather.com meteorologist Andy Mussoline told The Epoch Times.
The tropical storm has the potential to hit land near Texas or northern Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center has marked Tropical Storm Alex as currently situated north-northeast of the southern tip of Mexico.
A recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) article outlines the possible effects of hurricanes on the Gulf of Mexico, given the millions of barrels of crude spilled into the Gulf as a result of the BP oil spill.
The report shows that if the Gulf was hit by a hurricane, it could help speed up the process of breaking down the oil. The downside, on the other hand, of a hurricane moving into the area is that oil-tainted water is likely to spread.
Depending on the course of Tropical Storm Alex, the severity of its impact could vary. The storm may not hit the area where BP, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are working on cleaning up the oil spill.
Waves of 5 feet to 7 feet are predicted as a result of the storm. This will limit efforts related to stopping the flow of oil into the ocean. In addition, oil shifted by the tropical storm could make landfall.
“A hurricane passing to the west of the oil slick could drive oil to the coast,” read the NOAA report.
BP is continuing its efforts to stop the flow of oil that has not stopped since the spill began on April 21. The oil spill was triggered by the sinking of the Transocean oil rig, which went down after an explosion on the platform.
“It’s a tropical storm with sustained winds of 60 miles per hour with gusts up to 70 miles per hour. We think it could strengthen to a category one hurricane tomorrow and a category two by Wednesday as it moves toward northern Mexico,” Accuweather.com meteorologist Andy Mussoline told The Epoch Times.
The tropical storm has the potential to hit land near Texas or northern Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center has marked Tropical Storm Alex as currently situated north-northeast of the southern tip of Mexico.
BP Oil Spill Concerns
A recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) article outlines the possible effects of hurricanes on the Gulf of Mexico, given the millions of barrels of crude spilled into the Gulf as a result of the BP oil spill.
The report shows that if the Gulf was hit by a hurricane, it could help speed up the process of breaking down the oil. The downside, on the other hand, of a hurricane moving into the area is that oil-tainted water is likely to spread.
Depending on the course of Tropical Storm Alex, the severity of its impact could vary. The storm may not hit the area where BP, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are working on cleaning up the oil spill.
Waves of 5 feet to 7 feet are predicted as a result of the storm. This will limit efforts related to stopping the flow of oil into the ocean. In addition, oil shifted by the tropical storm could make landfall.
“A hurricane passing to the west of the oil slick could drive oil to the coast,” read the NOAA report.
BP is continuing its efforts to stop the flow of oil that has not stopped since the spill began on April 21. The oil spill was triggered by the sinking of the Transocean oil rig, which went down after an explosion on the platform.
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