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More than six weeks ago, oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico from three wellheads more than a mile under the surface of the sea. Since then, vast amounts of crude have risen to the surface, and have also formed massive underwater plumes, of which only a handful were discovered thus far. This massive ecological ... |
2 June 2010
04:47 GMT |
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Officials at British Petroleum, the company in charge of operating the former Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible drilling rig, announced that they were in the midst of devising a new plan to halt the oil leaks currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. The crude has been spewing into the waters for about six weeks... |
1 June 2010
04:08 GMT |
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The current ecological disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico is the largest in the history of the United States, a top official said recently. Carol Browner, the energy advisor for the White House, explained that the amount of oil that leaked into the waters of the Gulf now exceeds the amounts spilled by the Exxon... |
31 May 2010
03:49 GMT |
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Since April 20, thousands of barrels of crude have been spilling into the Gulf of Mexico from the site of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. After the platform sunk, on April 22, a massive spill ensued, and researchers have been unable to determine precisely how much oil was pouring out of the three exposed wellhead... |
28 May 2010
03:15 GMT |
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A group of investigators in the United States, based at the University of Miami (UM), announce the creation of a new computer model and simulation that can account for how oil will behave during and after a major spill. The computerized tool can theoretically predict the location of oil masses that sink during such a... |
27 May 2010
09:54 GMT |
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Officials at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they have dispatched the ship Thomas Jefferson into the Gulf of Mexico. The vessel is to travel at the site of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and install monitoring and other scientific equipment at the location. This will allow... |
27 May 2010
05:09 GMT |
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Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announce that they have extended the area where fishing is currently forbidden in the Gulf of Mexico. With the oil slick caused by the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig accident on April 20, fishing has now become unsafe in the region, authorities ... |
26 May 2010
06:56 GMT |
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One of the most defining traits of any oil spill is the fact that it's black. The tar and crude cover the surface of land or water in a thin, black layer, which causes a lot of damage, and also gives the slick its characteristic look. But this does not appear to be the case with the most recent disaster of this ... |
25 May 2010
05:02 GMT |
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Officials in the United States said recently that the federal government might push British oil company BP out of the way, and assume command of the clean-up efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Even though British Petroleum is the only company involved in the efforts that has the know-how to seal a spill taking place at s... |
24 May 2010
05:46 GMT |
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Since April 20, thousands of barrels of crude oil have been leaking into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil slick has extended considerably in the month that passed, and threatens delicate coastal areas. Some say underwater plumes may have entered the Loop Current, which is a deep-ocean current that heads east... |
24 May 2010
03:00 GMT |
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Even without the current oil spill affecting the Gulf of Mexico, the area is very polluted on its own. Every year, waves of agricultural and human runoffs are spilled into its waters from the Mississippi Basin, creating so-called “dead zones.” In these areas, animals either flee or die, and the regions st... |
20 May 2010
04:08 GMT |
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According to the most recent data collected by satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA), the oil that has been spilling in the Gulf of Mexico for about a month now has entered the Loop Current. Ecologists have been warning about this danger for weeks, but authorities were unable to plug the leaks, or at least pr... |
19 May 2010
11:00 GMT |
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Oceanographers have recently announced that they have discovered a large underwater plume in the Gulf of Mexico, in the immediate vicinity of the Deepwater Horizon accident. They say that the formation is not visible from the surface, and that it is most likely made up of oil. If future results confirm this find... |
19 May 2010
01:53 GMT |
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The 12 crew members currently occupying the International Space Station (ISS) said yesterday that the Gulf of Mexico oil slick looked very alarming and scary from space. Astronauts from NASA, RosCosmos and JAXA took a moment from their busy schedule as they were flying over the Gulf on May 18, and took numerous pictu... |
19 May 2010
01:23 GMT |
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For almost a month now, oil has been spilling at a very high rate into the Gulf of Mexico, from a drilling site tapped by the Deepwater Horizon rig. On April 20, the rig blew up and then sunk into the Gulf on April 22. Since then, oil company BP, the operator of the rig, and US federal authorities have been working a... |
17 May 2010
06:05 GMT |
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A Russian newspaper recently ran a story that proposed a new method of stopping the expanding oil spill currently adorning the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. The editors write that the former Soviet Union had good results in such instances when it used targeted, tactical nukes to seal off natural gas or oil leaks. Ex... |
13 May 2010
05:48 GMT |
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The explosion at the Deepwater Horizon off-shore drilling rig, which led to a massive amount of crude oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, with no signs of stopping, is proving to be one of the biggest ecological catastrophes, certainly in US history. The oil spill that has been growing for a few weeks now, has reach... |
8 May 2010
06:44 GMT |
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Scientists at NASA announce that they have just recently obtained a new photograph showing the extent of the damage caused by the oil spill currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico. While numerous other satellite images of the disaster have been taken, the new one, snapped on May 7, is different because it was co... |
8 May 2010
05:57 GMT |
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Almost two weeks ago, on April 20, an explosion and subsequent fire completely destroyed the Deepwater Horizon off-shore drilling rig. The explosion enabled crude oil to spill from the newly drilled well into the Gulf of Mexico. The disaster is being labeled as the worse oil-spill accident in US history and authoriti... |
5 May 2010
09:40 GMT |
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The oil slick that began forming when the Deepwater Horizon platform exploded on April 20 is causing concerns for NASA as well. Officials at the American space agency announce that the extending slick is causing troubles for a ship that is supposed to deliver a massive space shuttle fuel tank. The component is absolu... |
4 May 2010
02:52 GMT |
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Scientists at the European Space Agency have just released a new set of images that show the extent of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and then sank into the waters there two days later. Since then, thousands of barrels of crude oil have been spilling into the ... |
3 May 2010
09:47 GMT |
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Exactly ten days ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. 48 hours later, on April 22, it sank, and triggered a large oil spill, which became apparent a couple of days later. Since then, the size of the oil slick has increased constantly, as authorities attempted ... |
30 April 2010
05:37 GMT |
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According to Rear Admiral Mary Landry of the United States Coast Guard, the oil leak currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico could become one of the worst disasters in US history, if it is not stopped soon. The official, who is in charge of the governmental clean-up efforts, said that about 42,000 gallons (1,000... |
28 April 2010
05:21 GMT |
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The oil spill that resulted from the incident on April 20 involving the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform is constantly increasing in size. Officials in the United States say that the extent of the damage is still unclear, but add that as much as 1,000 barrels of crude may be seeping into the Gulf of Mexico each da... |
26 April 2010
09:58 GMT |
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Scientists keeping an eye on the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, an area where oxygen levels have dropped to such lows that they no longer sustain animal and plant life, have reported that, this year, the formation is smaller than anticipated, but that the overall extent of the damage has increased considerably. The... |
28 July 2009
10:05 GMT |
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A new scientific paper, which appeared in the April 6th issue of the journal Nature Geosciences, sheds some light on the fascinating ecosystems that exist on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico. According to recent investigations, the area around hydrothermal vents is filled with microbial life, which somehow manages to ... |
8 April 2009
16:41 GMT |
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During the Civil War, the city of Galveston, Texas, came under a ship blockade from the attacking Union forces, which tried to conquer it, but failed. Under Major General John B. Magruder, Confederate forces held the city throughout the duration of the war, but failed to break the blockade. Many vessels made such att... |
11 March 2009
09:51 GMT |
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After the last disastrous hurricane seasons, the federal government has begun taking steps towards determining the seriousness of the situation the United States will be facing over the next few decades. Global warming and climate change are believed to be the main "perpetrator" behind the intensified tornadoes and t... |
15 October 2008
07:15 GMT |
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