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Constant pushes from the Mississippi River ensured that the bulk of the oil slick produced in the Gulf of Mexico by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill did not reach more coastlines than it did. In other words, the river limited the extent of the devastation that may have occurred.
Scientists were expecting the coas... |
11 May 2012
08:15 GMT |
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The Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill that lasted from April 20 until July 15, 2010, had far-reaching effects on marine ecosystems. In a recent investigation, experts supported by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) found that deepwater corals were also severely affected.
The investigation was conducted in the Gu... |
27 March 2012
07:31 GMT |
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More than 80 percent of the fines that oil giant British Petroleum (BP) will pay for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will go to the five Gulf states that were affected by pollution. The cash may be used for ecological and economic restoration, as well as for scientific research.These are the provisions of the RE... |
9 March 2012
05:59 GMT |
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After the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded on April 20, and sank into the Gulf of Mexico two days later, as much as 1 in every 13 barrels of spilled oil was eventually turned into particles that made their way into the atmosphere, rather than being deposited in the sea.
The conclusion belongs to a new study, whic... |
20 December 2011
03:41 GMT |
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Investigators at the Louisiana State University (LSU), led by scientists Fernando Galvez and Andrew Whitehead, report in a new study that the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill which affected the Gulf of Mexico had drastic consequences for fish populations and species living in the area.
Shortly after the spill ... |
27 September 2011
06:45 GMT |
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High-profile cases such as the 2010 BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill draw attention to the damage produced to the environment in the Gulf of Mexico, but analysts say that numerous, smaller leaks occur constantly. However, these events escape the public eye, and remained ignored by authorities. When the Deepwater Horizo... |
30 April 2011
05:36 GMT |
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Although a lot less exposed to the media than large animals and birds, microorganisms such as bacteria and microbes were also seriously affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year. This discovery goes a long way towards showing the real extent of the damage the catastrophic event caused. Scientists say t... |
4 March 2011
05:10 GMT |
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Studies conducted on water contaminated with oil last year show that the chemical dispersants used to break apart the material that was ejected from the bottom of the sea lingered in the waters until at least last SeptemberWhen the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible oil rig exploded and sunk into the Gulf of Mexico i... |
28 January 2011
14:01 GMT |
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Reports in the media indicate that the first major legal action has just been taken to punish those responsible for the chain of events that led to the catastrophic oil spill that affected the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. British Petroleum and eight other companies have just been sued. The action was undertaken ... |
16 December 2010
10:16 GMT |
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A team of biologists found a graveyard of deep-sea gorgonian corals, 11 kilometers south-west of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.These corals, which used to be quite colorful before, are now brown and have layers of peeling tissue, and it is known that when coral get stressed, they release mucus... |
8 November 2010
09:36 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in the United States has just finished conducting a multi-week expedition in the Gulf of Mexico, which sought to determine the health status of coral reefs and other related marine communities. Multiple signs of recent damage were discovered.Scientists from governmental agencies, univer... |
5 November 2010
05:23 GMT |
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A team of independent scientists has started a new investigations campaign in the Gulf of Mexico, that will provide additional insight into how the BP oil spill affected corals living deep under the surface. This type of reeds are relatively unstudied, when compared to their shallow-water brethren, because they are a... |
21 October 2010
04:25 GMT |
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Under a grant from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a team of researchers is currently conducting a new investigation into how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected tiny creatures that live in intertidal regions on beaches.The investigation is being conducted about five months after the semi-submersible d... |
8 October 2010
11:17 GMT |
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A new section of Gulf of Mexico waters that had been close to commercial and amateur fishing has now been reopened, announce experts with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.They say that a swath of ocean surface covering some 5,628 square miles is now safe for fishermen. The area is located in Gul... |
2 October 2010
03:58 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced yesterday that they will be reopening 4,281 square miles of Gulf waters off western Louisiana to commercial and recreational fishing. The decision was agreed upon by researchers at NOAA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and... |
28 August 2010
05:03 GMT |
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Scientists released the first sea turtles rescued and rehabilitated from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill's effects yesterday, near Cedar Key, Florida.Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, and Admiral Thad Allen, along with state, federal and partner biologists released 23 Kemp's ridley sea turtles back in... |
19 August 2010
09:57 GMT |
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Since 2005, a group of researchers and undergraduates at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) have been conducting investigations into how sand and oil interact. With only modest funding, the team has been performing hands-on experiments on how the sludge moves on a sloped angle, using mathematical mode... |
29 July 2010
04:33 GMT |
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On July 23, US authorities released their second report on the situation of the waters surrounding the site of the former Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. The document found that the levels of oxygen depletion in the area were not very significant, and that there was no real danger of the situation getting worse. But ... |
28 July 2010
03:05 GMT |
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With the current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a great deal of attention is now being given to preventing instances such as this from happening. But researchers say that disasters of this magnitude are not only possible, but very likely, especially during the hurricane season. In a new study, a team of investigato... |
14 June 2010
10:56 GMT |
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