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Gulf oil spill - has to be one of the worst...




Gulf oil spill disaster  -  has to be one of the worst...



The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to wreak havoc on the environment in the United States and the Caribbean. The April 20th blowout and explosion off the coast of Louisiana is expected to eclipse the Exxon Valdez spill as the worst oil disaster in US history.



Despite clean-up crews working 24/7 since the fatal explosion took place, it is expected that Gulf fishing and tourism industries will never recover, and habitats for hundreds of birds have been destroyed forever.


How much permanent damage has been done in the gulf? The financial cost could be beyond the clean-up of the oil spill and damage by BP  -  people of the area could be the real losers for many years!

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