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Fw: BBC E-mail: Spill 'is worst US eco-disaster'

To: <trajano@sosoceanos.org>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:08 PM
Subject: BBC E-mail: Spill 'is worst US eco-disaster'

Trajano Paiva saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you should see it.

** Spill 'is worst US eco-disaster' **
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the United States has faced, a senior official says.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10194335.stm >

BBC E-mail: US fishing villages 'on the edge'

To: <trajano@sosoceanos.org>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:06 PM
Subject: BBC E-mail: US fishing villages 'on the edge'

Trajano Paiva saw this story on the BBC News website and thought you
should see it.

** US fishing villages 'on the edge' **
Despair is spreading among oil-spill affected fishing communities in
Louisiana, reporters the BBC's Robyn Bresnahan.
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10195257.stm >

La Niña and Hurricane formation

ScienceDaily () -- Like their more dramatic cousins El Niños, La Niñas -- the periodic cooling of ocean waters -- can have a dramatic impact on hurricanes, meteorologists say. The current La Niña, though, seems to have faded, so it may not be a primary cause in strengthening hurricanes this year. Still, meteorologists say people in hurricane-prone regions should brace for as many as six major storms in the coming months.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/0705-summer_forecast_la_nintildea.htm#