Do you think the oil spill in the Gulf will eventually kill all the algea in the ocean, causing no new oxygen to be released, and the eventual extinction of all life on earth in a few months?
I have no idea if it will cause human extinction within a few months but it will have a severe effect on human health, marine life, and our water supply. The well has no predetermined amount of oil within it so who knows how much more will be released into the sea. Eventually, not from the oil leak alone, humans will be extinct. We are getting there closer each day with new historic disasters.