7 Strange and Sad Facts About the Gulf Oil Spill

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 18:51 in Earth & Climate

As the Gulf oil spill continues unabated, here are seven strange facts you didn't know about the oil spill.

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Oil spill enters Florida-bound current: ESA
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 18:21:18 UTC

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Wed, 19 May 2010, 17:42:54 UTC
Gulf oil 'reaches major current'
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 17:42:33 UTC
ESA: Gulf oil spill reaches Loop Current
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 17:02:37 UTC
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 15:32:02 UTC
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 15:30:47 UTC
Controlled burn targets Gulf oil spill
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 15:03:57 UTC
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 11:30:22 UTC
NOAA extends fishing closed area to portion of loop current as precaution in wake of Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Wed, 19 May 2010, 3:30:55 UTC
Gulf Oil Is in the Loop Current, Experts Say
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Tue, 18 May 2010, 23:31:17 UTC
Fears grow that Gulf oil could strike Florida
from Physorg
Tue, 18 May 2010, 19:30:43 UTC
Live-Blogging a Senate Hearing on the Spill
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Tue, 18 May 2010, 16:01:12 UTC
The Oil and the Loop Current
from NY Times Science
Tue, 18 May 2010, 13:03:54 UTC
Obama to set up oil spill panel
from BBC News: Science & Nature
Tue, 18 May 2010, 11:30:37 UTC
Oil Spill Hovers Over Gulf of Mexico Reefs
from CBSNews - Science
Mon, 17 May 2010, 15:31:31 UTC
Oil Spill Hovers Over Gulf of Mexico Reefs
from CBSNews - Science
Mon, 17 May 2010, 12:31:02 UTC
Models indicate Gulf spill may be in major current
from Physorg
Mon, 17 May 2010, 10:10:32 UTC
Models indicate Gulf spill may be in major current
from AP Science
Sun, 16 May 2010, 20:10:34 UTC
Obama slams oil-drilling executives, pledges to tighten rules on offshore exploration
from LA Times - Science
Fri, 14 May 2010, 18:40:20 UTC
Research Flights Take NASA Scientists Over Gulf Oil Spill
from Physorg
Fri, 14 May 2010, 17:14:54 UTC
Gulf Oil Spill Pictures: Oil, Tarballs Hit Beaches
from National Geographic
Fri, 14 May 2010, 17:01:33 UTC
Gulf spill sounds ecological alarm bells
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Fri, 14 May 2010, 15:10:52 UTC
California Attempts to Survey Unknown (Chemicals)
from Scientific American
Fri, 14 May 2010, 15:10:23 UTC
Obama reviews budget for Gulf oil leak
from UPI
Thu, 13 May 2010, 14:51:29 UTC
BP's 2nd dome waits on Gulf seabed
from CBC: Technology & Science
Thu, 13 May 2010, 13:50:23 UTC
Florida braces for oil spill impact
from Physorg
Thu, 13 May 2010, 0:20:39 UTC
'Top hat' dome at oil spill site
from BBC News: Science & Nature
Wed, 12 May 2010, 21:10:30 UTC
Hydraulic Leak Cited as Possible Cause of Spill
from NY Times Science
Wed, 12 May 2010, 20:50:16 UTC
NASA deploys planes, targets satellites to aid in oil spill response
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Wed, 12 May 2010, 14:40:35 UTC
EU summons oil execs amid Gulf spill
from UPI
Wed, 12 May 2010, 13:43:48 UTC
Finger-pointing all around at Senate hearings on oil spill
from LA Times - Science
Wed, 12 May 2010, 2:30:50 UTC
NASA, JPL Assets Aiding in Oil Spill Response
from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Wed, 12 May 2010, 1:00:45 UTC
Space Photos This Week: Gulf Oil Spill, Star Birth, More
from National Geographic
Tue, 11 May 2010, 22:40:26 UTC
Blame game as US fights oil spill
from BBC News: Science & Nature
Tue, 11 May 2010, 21:21:15 UTC
Oil spill testimony to Congress: Not our fault
from LA Times - Science
Tue, 11 May 2010, 16:21:27 UTC
Blame flies in Gulf oil spill
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Tue, 11 May 2010, 12:21:42 UTC
NASA Captures Night Infrared View of Gulf Oil Spill
from Physorg
Mon, 10 May 2010, 22:31:45 UTC
Cosmic Log: How bad can the spill get?
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 10 May 2010, 21:30:23 UTC
Gulf Oil Spill Spread Seen from Above
from Live Science
Mon, 10 May 2010, 18:20:32 UTC
BP, US search for new fix to US oil spill
from Physorg
Mon, 10 May 2010, 10:30:48 UTC
Massive disaster looms in Gulf of Mexico spill
from Physorg
Mon, 10 May 2010, 6:10:44 UTC
BP wrestles with oil spill hitch
from BBC News: Science & Nature
Sun, 9 May 2010, 18:41:04 UTC
Containment dome positioned over Gulf leak
from LA Times - Science
Sat, 8 May 2010, 19:20:38 UTC
NASA Captures Night Infrared View of Gulf Oil Spill
from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Sat, 8 May 2010, 0:00:25 UTC
More of Gulf closed to fishing because of spill
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Fri, 7 May 2010, 22:30:33 UTC
How the Gulf Oil Spill Containment Dome Will Work
from Live Science
Fri, 7 May 2010, 20:01:21 UTC
More of Gulf closed to fishing because of spill
from AP Science
Fri, 7 May 2010, 20:00:25 UTC
Nature Fighting Back Against Gulf Oil Spill
from National Geographic
Fri, 7 May 2010, 17:31:04 UTC
Gulf spill has implications, analysts say
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Thu, 6 May 2010, 14:12:40 UTC
Mobile, Ala., feels backlash of gulf oil spill
from LA Times - Science
Wed, 5 May 2010, 0:30:34 UTC
BP drilling relief well in U.S. Gulf
from UPI
Tue, 4 May 2010, 14:31:09 UTC
Offshore spill won't happen to Canada: PM
from CBC: Technology & Science
Mon, 3 May 2010, 22:40:52 UTC
Gulf oil spill: Schwarzenegger no longer supports plan to expand drilling off California's coast
from LA Times - Science
Mon, 3 May 2010, 22:11:02 UTC
Relief drilling to take time to stop oil gush
from MSNBC: Science
Mon, 3 May 2010, 17:52:51 UTC

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