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Oil spill 'largest in US history'

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 05:14 in Earth & Climate

US government scientists have said around 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico before it was capped last month, making it the largest accidental oil spill in history.

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