An accident happened on the Gulf of Mexico where the British Petroleum (BP) were drilling oil from the bottom of the ocean. On April 20th an explosion destroyed the pipe and killed 11 workers. Ever since the accident, the US Coast Guard has estimated that 6m liters of oil has already spilled into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and further 800,000 liters is thought to be pouring from the stricken well every day. This disaster is said to change the ecosystem dramatically if nothing is done to stop it soon. The oil is very toxic, making aquatic animals die, it also is doing harm to birds and humans.
As the time passed more bad new arose. June 1st is known as the first day of hurricane season. The gulf is a super-highway for hurricanes that form or explode over pools of hot water, then usually move north or west toward the coast. It is now the site of the worst oil spill in US history and along the general path of some of the worst storms on record. Scientists seem to agree that the sprawling slick isn’t likely to affect the formation of a storm, the real worry is that a hurricane might turn the millions of gallons of floating crude into a crashing black surf. Another worry that they have is of the oil moving into the other oceans and affecting the rest of the world.
Many people lost their jobs with this spill, fisherman, shrimp catchers and other people dependent on the sea. Many people lost their income sources. The BP company claims that they will pay them back for all their losses.
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