Hurricanes May Be Good for Gulf Oil Spill, Experts Say
Storms may help disperse slicks, but oil surging inland still a worry.
For Louisiana resident Merry Schultz, a trip to her regular vacation spot this year wasn't exactly a day at the beach.
Standing on a long pier at Grand Isle State Park on Tuesday, Schultz surveyed a shoreline littered with crusty tarballs and bordered by water shining silver with crude from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
(See pictures of eight national parks threatened by the Gulf oil spill.)
To add insult to injury, low-lying storm clouds darkened a beach pounded by angry waves—calling cards of tropical storm Alex, now Hurricane Alex, roiling out
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