The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is about four times worse and rising. This is not the worst leakage of oil though in the gulf. Mexico had a 110 million gallon leak in 1979. We are quickly approaching...
In terms of size, BP is worse. In terms of damage, there's no clear answer. Here are my reasons.The Exxon-Valdez spill was caused by a tanker accident causing oil to spill. The total amount of oil...
The ship ran aground on to the Bligh Reef. The third mate was piloting the ship at the time outside of the normal shipping lanes due to the presence of icebergs in the area. At the time of the...
It was the second largest oil spill in the United States! Other spills were larger, but in terms of eco-system destruction, this one is debatably up there! As of June 18,2010, if we assume that the...