File Under: Worst Case Scenario/Massive Oil Slick

Leaked report: Government fears Deepwater Horizon well could become unchecked gusher Excerpts(Italics indicate quote/Colored emphasis mine):

A confidential government report on the unfolding spill disaster in the Gulf makes clear the Coast Guard now fears the well could become an unchecked gusher shooting millions of gallons of oil per day into the Gulf.

"The following is not public," reads the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Emergency Response document dated April 28. "Two additional release points were found today in the tangled riser. If the riser pipe deteriorates further, the flow could become unchecked resulting in a release volume an order of magnitude higher than previously thought."

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In scientific circles, an order of magnitude means something is 10 times larger. In this case, an order of magnitude higher would mean the volume of oil coming from the well could be 10 times higher than the 5,000 barrels a day coming out now. That would mean 50,000 barrels a day, or 2.1 million gallons a day.

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Gouget said the loss of a wellhead is totally unprecedented.

"How bad it could get from that, you will have a tremendous volume of oil that is going to be offgassing on the coast. Depending on how much wind is there, and how those gases build up, that's a significant health concern," he said.

Pay attention: This is a big deal. We might be witnessing(potentially) the beginning death throes of a large portion of, or the entire Gulf of Mexico. Due to this spill, a large number of living things on this planet are going to die soon. Think about that for a moment, and get ready to bear witness.