Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill – Latest Info

Dispersants may have forced crude to the ocean floor: Report

The largest environmental disaster in American history will get larger still

University of South Florida researchers believe that crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico at levels toxic to marine life and further east than previously thought.

“The dispersant is moving the oil down out of the surface and into the deeper waters, where it can affect phytoplankton and other marine life,” said John Paul, a marine microbiologist at USF, CNN reported.

I’m a hypocrite and a liar? Tell the phytoplankton to sue me!

President B.O. and daughter Sasha swim at Alligator Point [sharks!] in Panama City Beach, Fla. August 14, 2010. Official White House [of horrors] Photo by Pete Souza.

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Researchers in Georgia say most of the BP oil the government said was gone from the Gulf of Mexico is still there.

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FIRE!

A Heated Planet on Fire!

Smoke Covers Western Russia

Fires outside of the city of Nizhniy Novgorod

Fires is in the Ural Mountains

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Fires in two regions of W. Russia continued to produce thick smoke on August 15, 2010, when these images were captured by MODIS on NASA’s Terra satellite. Top: Fires outside of the city of Nizhniy Novgorod, east of Moscow. Above: Fires is in the Ural Mountains,

• See also: Smoke over Western Russia

Fires in B.C., Canada

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A thick plume of smoke from multiple fires burning in British Columbia hangs over the Pacific Ocean. This natural-color image was captured on August 13, 2010, by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite. On August 15, 2010, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported that, over the previous 24 hours, a dozen new fires had started in British Columbia, half of them from lightning, and the other half from human activity. As of August 15, a total of 201 fires were burning in the province […] more than three-fourths of British Columbia was under high or extreme wildfire danger, following a weekend of scorching temperatures.” Source: NASA E/O.

• See also: Fires burning in B.C. since Late July 2010

Fires near Porto Velho, Brazil

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Multiple fires burned along the Madeira River in the vicinity of Porto Velho, Rondônia, This natural-color image was captured on August 7, 2010, by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite.  “In mid-August 2010, wildfires were burning throughout Brazil, according to news reports.” Source: NASA E/O.

• See also:  World of Change: Amazon Deforestation.

Fires in Madeira, Portugal

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Large fires were burning on the Portuguese island of Madeira blowing smoke south over the Atlantic Ocean on August 13, 2010. This photo-like image was taken by by MODIS on NASA’s Aqua satellite the same day. “According to news reports, the largest of the fires burned through 95 percent of the Funchal Ecological Park, a 1,000-hectare preserve set aside to restore native vegetation to the island.”  Source: NASA E/O.

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