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3 de abr. de 2020 · The BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster wiped out a huge portion of the whale’s already tiny population, and the whale’s recovery time is an estimated 69 years. Energy exploration, development and associated accidents (such as oil spills) are all serious threats to their populations. Even by the federal government’s recent analysis, oil ...
11 de mar. de 2022 · New 2018 data indicates that the Gulf of Maine, one of the fastest warming bodies of water in the world, is in the midst of an all-time hot stretch. New research shows that ocean environments off New England contain the most diverse array of marine mammals to be found on the entire eastern seaboard. Lead scientist Brooke Hodge of the New ...
10 de mar. de 2013 · The Gulf of Maine extends from Cape Cod in Massachusetts, to the coasts of New Hampshire, Maine, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, and to Cape Sable, Nova Scotia. An important part of the Gulf is Casco Bay , which supports substantial varieties of marine life, but is in the midst of the highest concentration of population in the state, and is thus vulnerable to threats from human ...
19 de abr. de 2021 · What was the Deepwater Horizon disaster? The 2010 event killed 11 people and smothered the Gulf of Mexico in the largest marine oil spill in history. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil ...
The Gulf of Maine is a one of the world’s most dynamic environments. Nourished by cold ocean waters and characterized by a complex geomorphology made up of deep basins and shallow banks, this sea semi-enclosed sea is one of the most biologically productive marine ecosystems. Spanning 36,000 square miles (93,240 km2) of water, the Gulf of ...
Changes in temperature in the Gulf add another boost of diversity. At the height of summertime, the surface waters of the Gulf can become super-hot, up to 93 degrees Fahrenheit (34 degrees Celsius), and in the winter, it can cool down to 64 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius). This seasonality creates a small disturbance to the ecosystem, which actually works to diversify the animals found ...
The oil slick as seen from space by NASA's Terra satellite on 24 May 2010. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m 3) of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill. Both the spill and the cleanup efforts had effects on the ...
