Update:
3:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday:
According to Bloomsberg, Isaac has now shut down 93 percent of oil output and 67 percent of natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico.
As Isaac impacts the Gulf of Mexico, oil and gas companies have evacuated workers and shut down production.
Isaac's disruption of oil production makes oil and gas prices uncertain. One factor that could make the prices rise is the limited supply with Gulf oil production shutting down. The price of oil could drop, however, if the United States government releases oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
Based on Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement (BSEE) data from offshore operator reports submitted Sunday morning, one in 10 oils rigs and around one in 20 manned oil platforms evacuated workers.
Estimates from the BSEE Sunday had around a quarter of oil production closed in the Gulf of Mexico. Isaac halted less than 10 percent of natural gas production so far.
Map of oil rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in 2008 from GeoCommons.com. The map was produced and published by William Benjamin.
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Severe thunderstorms with the risk of a few tornadoes will advance eastward across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Friday.
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Evacuations and road closures have been enforced as wildfires continue to burn across the United States.
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A hot and humid weekend is shaping up for Chicagoland just in time for the official start of summer, while severe thunderstorms fire nearby to the north.
| Extreme | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| High | N/A | |
| Low | N/A | |
| Precip | N/A |
Alpena, MI (1992)
Wet snow mixed with rain during the afternoon
hours.
Virginia (1762)
George Washington, "Have now had one of the
severest droughts ever known."
Juneau, AK (1991)
Record warm 84 degrees; the old record was 83
set in 1958. This was one of ten times
that Juneau has reached 80 degrees over the
last 49 years. It was hot over northern
Alaska as well with Fairbanks hitting 91.
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