The long-term ecological impacts of the Gulf oil spill have yet to be fully understood, following the the leaking from BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig of 5 million barrels (205.8 million gallons) of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill, which at one pointed was estimated to be more than 130 miles long and 70 miles wide, impacted the coastlines of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida, and threatened hundreds of species in the Gulf of Mexico, including endangered and rare species.
BP Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill: Ecological Impacts
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