My Mississippi coast
On the Mississippi Gulf coast
“A picture says a thousand words.” No statement could be truer as this writer found these two particular photos on the Internet this weekend. People from my hometown are traveling to the coast to aid in the cleanup and now I can see why. Our coast was lucky until Hurricane Alex pushed the Gulf waters onto our beaches and into nearby Lake Pontchartrain. I was really hoping that one murky, muddy protector of our coast was its close proximity to the place where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf; this and a few pristine barrier islands located off the coast of the state. In fact, someone told me today that a family friend who harvests a huge oyster bed he owns will not be able to obtain oysters from there until five years from now.
Removing oil from Gulfport beach using shovel
I was wrong. Now states from Texas to Florida are all affected by the spill in the Gulf’s coastal waters.
Imagine lovely walks here now. I think not,
KW
This is just unbelievable! I’m sick over the destruction and worried about the effect of the poisonous methane gas in the air and the rain!
I know, Wynne! It is becoming public knowledge that the oil is spreading to the coastline…but did you see the sheer volume our coast has gotten since Hurricane Alex? And a recent YouTube was posted by someone in Miami of a few patches of the brown sludge out beyond the waves, taken from a highrise building. The methane gas is a dangerous side effect some people don’t realize is even there…not to mention the harm picking up this mess without proper care can cause, as I’ve heard the unrefined product can be absorbed into the skin. Even when/if this is capped there are far-reaching consequences.
This is just unbelievable! I’m sick over the destruction and worried about the effect of the poisonous methane gas in the air and the rain!
I know, Wynne! It is becoming public knowledge that the oil is spreading to the coastline…but did you see the sheer volume our coast has gotten since Hurricane Alex? And a recent YouTube was posted by someone in Miami of a few patches of the brown sludge out beyond the waves, taken from a highrise building. The methane gas is a dangerous side effect some people don’t realize is even there…not to mention the harm picking up this mess without proper care can cause, as I’ve heard the unrefined product can be absorbed into the skin. Even when/if this is capped there are far-reaching consequences.