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Deepwater Horizon oil Spill. Deepwater Horizon April 20th. Information. Burned for 36 hours Sank April 22 11 humans killed and 17 injured Capped July 15. Gulf’s Importance. 33% of Nation’s Seafood 30% of Nation’s Oil 16% of Nation’s natural gas.

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Deepwater Horizon oil Spill

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  1. Deepwater Horizon oil Spill

  2. Deepwater Horizon April 20th

  3. Information • Burned for 36 hours • Sank April 22 • 11 humans killed and 17 injured • Capped July 15

  4. Gulf’s Importance • 33% of Nation’s Seafood • 30% of Nation’s Oil • 16% of Nation’s natural gas

  5. http://resources.geoplatform.gov/news/mapping-response-bp-oil-spill-gulf-mexicohttp://resources.geoplatform.gov/news/mapping-response-bp-oil-spill-gulf-mexico

  6. Flow stats

  7. How much oil is that ?

  8. Impacts Environmental Economic Societal

  9. Ryerson 2011 GRL

  10. Dispersants

  11. Dispersants

  12. Images taken by Sentry during its descent through an oil plume near the Deepwater Horizon well show a highly turbid oil-emulsion layer at a depth of 1,065 to 1,300 meters. Richard Camilli/WHOI Deep oil

  13. Deep oil oil Photos from Samantha Joy

  14. A high diversity of organisms are found in carbon seep communities.

  15. Photograph courtesy of the BOEMRE and NOAA OER Lophelia II expeditio

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