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Deepwater Horizon oil Spill

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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