Oil spill By: Dominique and Tristan

Info about the oil spill A lot of that oil is washing ashore now in Gulf Coast states such as Louisiana. There are birds covered in oil and dead fish washed up on to shore and animals are being hurt. The slick is the result of an explosion that occurred on April 20 aboard the Deepwater surface oilrig, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The plump, black ooze is threatening miles upon miles of coastline in four states, and putting hundreds of species of wildlife in horrific danger. Experts say the spill could become one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. Also on the website it says the work that is required to clean up the mess is mind-boggling. There were 126 workers aboard the oilrig at the time of the blast.

The slick is the result of an explosion that occurred on April 20 aboard the Deepwater surface oilrig, 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The plump, black ooze is threatening miles upon miles of coastline in four states, and putting hundreds of species of wildlife in horrific danger. Experts say the spill could become one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history. Also on the website it says the work that is required to clean up the mess is mind-boggling. There were 126 workers aboard the oilrig at the time of the blast. Oil-Spill.aspxhttp:// Oil-Spill.aspx The spill has created an oil slick that is threatening to under sea wildlife. I think that is super sad just imagine if you were a type of animal that could breathe under sea but also needed air and then that spill just happen it would be sad because it’d be hard to try to get through the super plump oil. Don’t you think.

The loop current is fast moving and driven along by winds. This makes it difficult to predict it’s exact movement. Any oil on the surface of the water that comes in contact with it’s current could be transported further around the gulf region. Due to the direction the loops current flows, oil could even make it’s way into the gulf stream current. The loop current

How it affects animals With birds when they get various types of oil on their feathers it causes them to not be able to fly as well as normal But luckily other people volunteer to help clean the birds.

Info No two oil spills are the same because of the variation in oil types, locations, and weather conditions involved. However, broadly speaking, there are four main methods of response. Leave the oil alone so that it breaks down by natural means

We will clean it up by… and how they clean it up “ According to the Advertiser-News, the money is helping to cover the cost of shipping hair to the Gulf Coast. What does hair have to do with an oil spill? It turns out human hair is very good at absorbing the kind of fuel oil that’s been gushing into the Gulf for the past few weeks. So workers are taking shipments of hair and stuffing them into big nylon booms – barriers designed to contain and absorb the oil.” We could go to barber shops for hair that they’ve cut.

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