we saw that...

deepwater horizon oil catastrophe: 'violent hurricanes could hamper oil spill clean-up'

this report out of the uk independant is like a great big duh! but what we wonder about is that if a hurricane does come up the gulf; through the oil catastrophe could it possibly churn up the oil into itself and disperse it in the rainfall across north america?

wouldnt that be a kick-in-the-pants if much of the usa's farmland is poisoned and what about wildlife, etc.

the report speculates that

"[I]t is possible that oil on the surface could impede heat transfer into the atmosphere and therefore lessen the intensity of any hurricane that enters the Gulf."