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Natalie Santore 5H

Gulf Oil Spill. Natalie Santore 5H. BP Gulf Oil Spill. National Wildlife Federation-Ranger Rick. What happened?.

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Natalie Santore 5H

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  1. GulfOil Spill Natalie Santore 5H

  2. BP Gulf Oil Spill National Wildlife Federation-Ranger Rick

  3. What happened? As you know, there was an awful oil spill in the gulf coast on April 20th 2010. The oil wells that were drilled at the bottom of the Gulf exploded, causing oil to flow all around in the water causing people and animals to die. People have been trying to get the oil out using many different methods. The platform that the tubes that were connected to the oil wells were attached to the platform. Eleven of the people that were on the platform died. After that people started to find sea animals covered in oil. Many of them were dead, but some managed to survive. It was mostly the birds, sea turtles, and dolphins that got hurt from the oil. When the birds would swoop down to get a fish to eat they would sometimes swallow the oil. It also got stuck in their feathers. It harmed the dolphins and the sea turtles when they had to resurface for air. Hopefully we will be able to save some of these poor, helpless animals. Click here to return to slide #2.

  4. Why couldn’t the oil leak be stopped quickly? There are a few reasons why the oil leak couldn’t be stopped quickly. When people dug the wells, they made a button called the blowout preventer, just incase things like this ever happened. Well, it did so they pressed the button, but it didn’t work. Water was still spewing out of the well into the gulf. Which was not a good thing for all of the animals that live in the gulf. Another way they tried to help get rid of the oil was to put a thing similar to a cap on top of the pipe to plug up the oil and to stop it from keep leaking into the water. Doing this helped a little bit, but oil was still flowing out. After many tries, they were finally successful on July 15th by putting a new, tighter cap that has been holding in all the oil since then. Click here to return to slide #2.

  5. How is the leak being cleaned up? Click here to return to slide #2.

  6. What happens to the animals that get covered in oil? The animals that get covered in oil often die, but some are lucky enough to be saved. The animals that are most affected are the birds, sea turtles, dolphins, and young sea creatures. When the birds go into the water to find some food, the oil gets stuck in their feathers. If they try to clean it out with their beaks, they might swallow some of the oil. The oil can damage their lungs and their eyes. People are working hard to take some of the birds and are able to get them free of oil. The dolphins and sea turtles share the same issue, coming to the surface of the water for air. Even though they are sea animals, they have lungs, which need air. Every once in a while, they need to resurface for air causing them to inhale and swallow oil. The oil can harm most living things. Click here to see my Excel project about the birds that got covered in oil. Click here to return to slide #2.

  7. Why are people worried about the leak? People are so worried about the leak because it gives of fumes that smell very bad and are dangerous to breathe. Everything the oil touches gets covered with a thick, black and sticky covering. The oil also pollutes the air more than it already is, which makes it worse fro people and animals to breathe. So much oil has leaked that it has covered hundreds of square miles. Also, so many poor helpless animals are dying. Click here to go to slide #8

  8. Do you have an opinion? The BP Gulf Oil Spill Blog

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