The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 caused extensive environmental and economic damage, emphasizing the need for better ...

It was the day the sea turned black ... spilling more than 100,000 tonnes of crude oil into the ocean. What remains Britain's worst ever oil spill killed more than 15,000 sea birds in both ...

Concerns have been raised about the potentially devastating ecological impact the two vessel collision and ongoing oil spill ...

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Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

Unlike other spills, we may not see birds, other species, or habitats drenched in oil. But this still has the ... But the size of the spill, weather conditions, sea currents, water waves and ...

A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial ...

An international research team has used earth observation radar data to map ... coastal town of Bille showing evidence of significant oil spill damage that have yet to be formally reported.