BP Gulf Oil Spill Cheat Sheet: A Timeline of Unfortunate Events. The BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig ablaze. Oil spill picture. Image: U.S. Coast Guard. BREAKING (11/15/2012): BP Will Pay Biggest Criminal Fine in US History For Gulf Oil Spill BREAKING (7/15/2010): Flow of Oil Halted for First Time Since April BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico It's been a strange month in the world of energy. Read more: BIG Oil Rig Explosion Off Louisiana Coast, 11 to 15 People Missing, Infernal Blaze Wednesday, April 22 Helicopters and ships resumed the search for 11 missing workers.
Read more: 30+ Miles of Smoke: Satellite Photos Show Smoke Plume From Burning Oil Rig (Update: It Sank) Oil spill picture. Monday, April 26 Search-and-rescue operations have been suspended with 11 people still missing, while underwater robots have discovered at least two leaks that are dumping an estimated 1,000 barrels of oil per day in the sea.
Read more: Burn It?! On Friday we also compiled videos about the BP oil spill and we looked at how the oil could be cleaned up. Oil spill picture. Video Of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Map and Estimates of the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - Interactive Map. About the Oil Slick and Landfall Locations The “estimated extent” of the oil slick is an estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of where oil is mostly likely to go based on wind and ocean current forecasts, as well as analysis of aerial photography and satellite imagery. The “surveyed extent” shows areas where oil was visible on the water surface during aerial and satellite surveys of the Gulf. The surveyed extents are not available every day and may be incomplete on occasion because poor weather conditions prevented observation in some areas.
The extents may vary widely from day to day because of changes in wind patterns and ocean currents. The loop currents are from NOAA and from Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service. The locations where oil has made landfall are based on reports from federal, state and local officials. They are placed on the map on the day of the earliest report, and may change as better reports become available.
Oil-cause-050710.pdf (application/pdf Object) Home | RestoreTheGulf.gov. One Year Later Press Pack | RestoreTheGulf.gov. Where has the BP Deepwater Horizon oil gone? The Big Oil Spill. A Guide for Parents and Teachers News about the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is in the newspaper, on TV and the radio. This disaster is difficult enough for adults to comprehend and deal with. For kids, it can seem even more complicated and scary.
Is your child wondering about what’s happening in the Gulf? Or worrying about the consequences? Here are some tips to help you talk about the Gulf oil spill together—and to equip your child to better understand and cope with environmental problems in the future. 1. Preschool/Early elementary: This is a time for children to explore the immediate environment (backyard, neighborhood, nearby parks) in a way that is hands-on and full of joy. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Gulf Oil Spill Fight Turns to Chemicals. This story is part of a special series that explores energy issues. For more, visit The Great Energy Challenge. To combat the massive oil spill from BP’s wrecked drilling site, cleanup crews are dropping huge quantities of chemical dispersant into the Gulf of Mexico in an urgent effort to stop as much of the slick as possible from reaching land.
(See Related, “Oil Spill Hits Gulf Coast Habitats”) This could well be the single largest deployment of dispersants against an oil spill in U.S. history, said Richard Gaudiosi, president of the Delaware Bay and River Cooperative in Linwood, Pennsylvania. The joint federal-industry response team responsible for the cleanup effort reports that nearly 140,000 gallons (529,928 liters) of dispersants have been used so far, with an additional 51,000 gallons (193,056 liters) available. "Even on the Exxon Valdez spill, dispersants weren't used all that readily," Gaudiosi said.
(See Pictures: Gulf Oil Spill Hits Land—And Wildlife) Breaking oil into droplets. Video.