BP's "Top Kill" effort appears to have stopped more oil from pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. We can only hope. The infographic below sheds some perspective on the magnitude of this major economical disaster. Share with anyone else who is also environmentally conscious.
A very interesting, day-by-day look at how the spill has grown and moved over the last month or so. Really gives you a feeling for the incredible size of this disaster and how much land and ocean have been tainted.
This chart shows current Oil Production and Consumption in the world.
It's estimated that at least 5 million gallons of oil (and now looking like probably much, much more) will have gushed into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the explosion that occurred April 20 at the Deepwater Horizon station.
We're not even half way through 2010 and already we have had the chance to witness two environmental events for the books - the ever-growing oil spill in the Gulf and the approval of the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. Both will leave lasting impacts on the Gulf of Mexico and Cape Cod, respectively.
An infographic to help you understand the oil spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico and the incredible costs that will affect us all.
BP has released this infographic, Relief Wells & Subsea Containment, showing how they plan to seal the oil well leak in the Gulf of Mexico, and the current progress at 8,788ft.
