On 20th April, an explosion caused a fire in the rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, near Houma (LA). The rig collapsed and caused an oil spill in the Gulf. Below links to relevant articles are collected for your convenience.
WaterLink International:
- Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
- Six Barrier Islands to be Constructed
- Study Dispersant Use and Ecosystem Impacts of Dispersed Oil
- Oil Slick in Loop Current
Hydro International
- NOAA Models Long-Term Gulf Oil Threat
- WHOI Science Mission to Study Deepwater Horizon Spill
- Series of Oil Skimming Vessels Built
- WHOI Contributing to Solution Oil Spill
- Sound and Light Track Sub-surface Oil
- Contributing Clearing up US Oil Spill
- Boskalis to Create Barrier Islands
- Sonar to Monitor Gulf Oil Spill
- Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
- Oil Companies Acquire Underwater Search Equipment
- Sub-surface Oil Traces in Gulf
- Testing on Ocean Therapy Solutions Centrifuge Device
- Barrier Islands to be Constructed
- Monitoring Ocean Conditions Near Spill Area
- NOAA Research Ship Gordon Gunter Expands Gulf Mission
- New Effort Against Oil: Riser Package Cap
- Seavision Underwater Solution films Gulf Oil Spill
- BP Approves Oil Separation Device Test
- Oil Slick in Current Loop
- Satellites Capture Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Spread
- Interactive Oil Spill Map
- Smaller Oil Catch Box to be Placed
- Rapid-Response for Marine Habitat Rescue
- Rapid Response Skimmer to Clean Up Oil
- Ocean Science Mission Changes to Collect Oil Spill Data
- Capture Dome Lowered in Gulf
- Boat with Containment Box at Site
- Oil Streaks in Gulf of Mexico
- Breaking Up Deepwater Horizon Oil Subsea
- Deepwater Horizon - Working at Closure of Gap
- Interview with Andy Hill, Marine Geohazards Technical Authority, BP
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GIM International:
- Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
- Collecting Airborne Spectral Photometric Data (video)
- Satellites Capture Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Spread
- Maps Charting Demographics of the Oil Spill Region
- Oil Streaks in Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico Update: Monitoring Air Quality
- Oil Slick Spreads off Gulf Coast
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