Deepwater Horizon spill 30 per cent bigger than previously thought: study
Claire Paris-Limouzy, a professor of ocean sciences at the University
of Miami Rosenstiel School and co-author of the study, told CNN the
spill was about 30% larger than estimated. It reached the Texas shore, the Florida Keys, the coast of Tampa and parts of the east coast of Florida, according to the study.
of Miami Rosenstiel School and co-author of the study, told CNN the
spill was about 30% larger than estimated. It reached the Texas shore, the Florida Keys, the coast of Tampa and parts of the east coast of Florida, according to the study.
At some point, 22, 9270 square kilometres (88,522 square miles) of the
Gulf of Mexico were closed to fishing because of the spill, according to
a federal report on the oil spill.