Gulf Oil Spill Could Be Worsened By Hurricane Season

First Posted: 5/12/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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MIAMI (AFP) -- The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could grow even more disastrous if the looming hurricane season churns up towering black waves and blasts beaches and crowded cities with oil-soaked gusts, experts warned.

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