As the President meets with the Co-chairs of the BP Oil Spill Commission this morning, there's another factor to consider: It's hurricane season. And, NOAA is predicting it will be an "active" season:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting an active season, with as many as 23 named tropical storms.Three to seven major hurricanes? That's a lot of big storms.
An estimated eight to 14 storms could strengthen into hurricanes. Of those storms, three to seven could become major hurricanes.
While scientists seem to agree that the sprawling oil slick in the Gulf isn't likely to affect the formation of a storm, the real worry is that a hurricane might turn the millions of gallons of floating crude into a crashing black surf.
We already know that BP is predicting the oil could be gushing into the Gulf until August. A hurricane (or three to seven) won't help the situation.
