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The largest two oil spills in recorded history: Lakeview Gusher: around 9 million barrels, est. Gulf War Spill: around 6 to 11 million barrels Deepwater Horiz
by codingthewheel 16y ago
The largest two oil spills in recorded history:
Lakeview Gusher: around 9 million barrels, est.
Gulf War Spill: around 6 to 11 million barrels
Deepwater Horizon has a ways to go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill#Largest_oil_spills http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill#Largest_oil_spills
- yardie 16y ago#1 On land, relatively easy to cleanup, but expensive #2 On land, relatively easy to cleanup, but expensive #3 5000 ft underwater....expensive
- ZachPruckowski 16y agoAccording to that chart, it's halfway to the lower-end estimates of the Gulf War Spill, and we're barely halfway done with the spill in the best-case scenario.