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Miles of Gulf Seafloor Slick with Oil from BP Spill
2014-10-30 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Back in 2010, the infamous Deepwater Horizon oil spill gushed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but where a lot of that oil ended up remained a mystery. Now however, a large amount of that elusive oil has been found, coating miles of the Gulf seafloor, according to new research. Between two and 16 percent of the total oil spilled sits just within 25 miles (40 kilometers) of the BP-operated Macondo well responsible for the environmental disaster. "This analysis provides us...
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