AP – Rep. Edward Markey says BP’s disaster response plan for an oil spill doesn’t mention hurricanes or tropical storms.
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BP didn’t consider hurricanes in its response plan
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The storm took aim at Mexico’s northeastern coast and threatened to push oil from the Gulf spill further inland along the U.S. coastline. Forecasters said the storm could become a hurricane later Monday or Tuesday.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is expecting 14 to 23 tropical storms, including eight to 14 hurricanes, during the Atlantic season. That’s well above the historical average of six hurricanes.
Gulf Coast residents wrote the book on how to survive a hurricane. But on Friday, they pitched in to protect the region from a disaster unlike any they’ve seen. A massive oil slick — spawned by the April 20 explosion of a deep water oil rig on the ocean floor — is threatening the ecology and economy of the region.
Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward the Gulf Coast with 100 mph winds, bringing the threat of flooding and storm surges.
Hurricane Rick has decreased to a Category 3 storm as it swirls off Mexico’s Pacific coast but is still a dangerous storm that forecasters say could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California peninsula.
Hurricane Rick churned up potentially dangerous surf along a swath of Mexico’s coast as an “extremely dangerous” Category 5 storm, the strongest in the eastern North Pacific Ocean in more than a decade.
Hurricane Bill became a dangerous Category 4 storm with top sustained winds near 135 mph early Wednesday, and forecasters said it could get even stronger as it howls over the open Atlantic.
National Hurricane Center director Bill Read explains why there have been fewer hurricanes this season. He also gives advice on how to stay prepared for storms, even when there seems to be no immediate threat of danger.
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