NASA: Satellites View California Oil Spill When oil leaks or spills into the ocean, the water surface changes. That may seem obvious to anyone who has watched polluted water stain a beach or marsh, but in the vast and deep blue ocean, oil is not always easy to spot. Some satellite imagers can make oil spills easier to detect in open water. Related: Major Oil Spill […] SnowBrains | October 8, 2021 0 Comments
Major Oil Spill in Pacific Ocean Closes Famous California Beaches A pipeline leak five miles off the coast of California has spilled more than 126,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the closure of a number of the state’s famous beaches. Related: Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon 13-miles of shoreline have been affected, with legendary surf […] SwellBrains | October 4, 2021 1 Comment
Toxic Water Off Russian Coast Leads to Mass Marine Death Recent reports from the Kamchatka Peninsula, in Russia’s far east, suggest that a toxic spill of some kind has led to mass death on the ocean floor. It is estimated that 95% of all benthos, or bottom-dwelling organisms, have died. Local government officials denied initial reports of an unfolding environmental disaster after a group of surfers sounded the alarm. Related: […] Alex Camerino | October 16, 2020 0 Comments
Oil Spill Quickly Becoming a Marine Calamity in Mauritius A ship is currently spilling oil just off the coast of Mauritius, causing a marine calamity. The Japanese tanker MV Wakashio ran aground on July 25 but did not immediately start leaking. On August 6, oil began to seep from the ship through large cracks that formed in the hull. As crews pumped oil out of the ship over 1,000 […] Alex Camerino | August 18, 2020 0 Comments
Crews Begin Clean-Up of 800,000 Gallons of Oil and Water Dumped in a California Canyon Chevron crews have begun to clean up a massive and ongoing oil spill in California after nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water were dumped into a canyon near Bakersfield in May, reports Fox News. It was recently revealed that 794,000 gallons of water and oil leaked out of the ground where Chevron uses steam injection to extract oil in the large […] SnowBrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
