REMEMBERING 2O10’S OIL LEAKS AND SPILLS

1. REMEMBERING 2O10’S OIL LEAKS AND SPILLS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. IMPACTED NATIONS USA (Gulf of Mexico states: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida), China (Port of Dalion area)

3. Oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico that continued for over 82 days caused an environmental disaster, cost tens of billions, and changed the way of life for millions. SOCIETAL IMPACTS DURING 2010

4. An explosion of oil pipelines in the Port of Dalion caused fires and an oil spill that exceeded the local capacity, causing an environ- -mental disaster in the Yellow Sea. SOCIETAL IMPACTS DURING 2010

5. OIL LEAKS AND SPILLS GULF OF MEXICO DALION, LIAONING PROVINCE, CHINA

6. British Petroleum scrambled to stop the leak by using techniques known to be at the margins of existing capability in deep water locations, butno one technique was immediately successful for a variety of reasons.

7. “GREAT GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL OF 2010” COASTS OF LOUISANA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND FLORIDA WERE IMPACTED BY A 5 MILLION BARREL OIL LEAK THAT CAUSED A HUGE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER APRIL 22- AUGUST ???, 2010

8. OIL RIG EXPLOSION AND COLLAPSE CAUSED OIL LEAK ON OCEAN FLOOR THAT LASTED OVER 82 DAYS AND BECAME THE WORST ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER IN USA HISTORY

9. OIL RIG EXPLODED IN GULF OF MEXICO: APRIL 22

10. DEEP WATERR HORIZON IN GULF OF MEXICO: APRIL 22

11. DEEP WATER HORIZON: APRIL 22

12. GRAPHIC OF MILE-DEEP UNDERWATER OIL LEAK

13. The mile-deep, underwater leak added an estimated 35,000 to 60,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf, and fed a massive slick on the surface of the water that eventually impacted the environment, economic stability, and way of life of the entire gulf coast

14. NASA PHOTO OF OIL SPILL IN GULF OF MEXICO

15. British Petroleum scrambled to stop the leak by using techniques known to be at the margins of existing capability in deep water locations, butno one technique was immediately successful for a variety of reasons.

16. Use of robots to repair blowout preventers Oil containment booms Controlled Burning Oil skimmers Oil dispersal chemicals Oil containment domes Super tanker, “A Whale” “Top Kill” WORKING AT THE MARGIN OF TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY

17. RESPONSE AND CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS WERE HINDERED BY HIGH WINDS AND WAVES, POLITICAL INDECISION AND DECISIONS,AND THE ARRIVAL OF TROPICAL STORM-HURRICANEALEXIN THE WESTERN GULF

18. Strong winds and high tides initially complicated the work of emergency crews that began a massive work across the Gulf of Mexico to shut off, respond to, manage the oil leak, and meet the needs of people .

19. INITIAL OIL SHEEN ON WATER

20. OIL SLICK CONTINUES TO GROW

21. OIL REACHES CHANDELEUR SOUND: APRIL 30

22. OIL IN CHANDELEUR SOUND

23. Emergency crews used a number of methods to stop the spread of oil: 1) laying containment booms, 2) burning small contained pools of oil, and 3) spreading chemicals to disperse the oil, ,,, but, all of these “good weather” methods FAILED.

24. CLEANUP CREW

25. PLACING AN OIL CONTAINMENT BOOM: MAY 29

26. BOOM CONTAINS SPREAD OF OIL: MAY 29

27. BOOM PROTECTING A SMALL ISLAND

28. CLEAN UP SHIPS AT ANCHOR DUE TO WIND & WAVES: MAY 1

29. BOOM NOT DEPLOYED DUE TO WIND & WAVES: MAY 1

30. WIND & WAVES REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS OF BOOMS

31. WIND & WAVES BREAK OIL BOOM

32. BP CONSTRUCTS AN OIL CONTAINMENT “DOME:” MAY 4

33. OIL DOME ENROUTE TO SITE OF LEAK: MAY 6

34. THE GULF OF MEXICO DISASTER STARTED BIG AND GREW BIGGER OVER 105 DAYS The leak became a serious long-term threat to fishermen's livelihoods, marine habitats, beaches, wildlife, human health, tourism, and the way of life itself

35. BROWN PELICANS AT RISK FROM OIL SLICK

36. NORTHERN GANNET BIRD AFTER BEING CLEANED UP

37. DEAD SEA TURTLE

38. PASS CHRISTIAN, MS: REMOVING DEBRIS FROM BEACH

39. FISHERMEN OUT OF WORK: PERMANENTLY ???

40. LA BATRE, AL: ALL FISHING SHUT DOWN

41. TROPICAL STORM ALEX BECAME A HURRICANE ON WED., JUNE 30

42. HURRICANE ALEX SLOWS RESPONSE AND CLEAN-UP • For safety reasons due to the choppy seas created by Hurricane Alex, ships and barges were moved from open waters to sheltered areas and skimming and drilling operations were put on hold.

43. HURRICANE ALEX “HELPS” BEACH CLEAN-UP • Cleanup crews on the LA, MS, AL, and FL beaches were able to wash sand more effectively in locations where the oil had washed ashore as a result of the high tidal surges created by Hurricane Alex.

44. “A WHALE” ARRIVES IN GULF OF MEXICO: JULY 2

45. BP said on Monday, July 5th, that it had spent $3.12 billion USD on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster

46. “A WHALE” BECOMES PART OF CLEAN UP EFFORT • The 1,100-foot (335 m-long) ore and oil carrier named, "A Whale,” can collect 500,000 barrels (21 million gallons) per day of contaminated water, remove the oil, and return the “clean” water to the Gulf.

47. BP is hoping that the giant Taiwanese supertanker, "A Whale," can exponentially boost the amount of oil and water mix being scooped up from the surface of the Gulf, while continuing to drill relief wells that are expected to be completed in mid-August.

48. On July 5th, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expanded the area closed to fishing in the Gulf beyond the current northwestern boundary off Louisiana, bringing to the closure to 210,258 sq km (81,181 sq mi), 33.5 percent of the Gulf’s Federal waters. After 75 days, the oil leak had fouled some 715 km (444 mi ) of shoreline in four southeastern US states, killed wildlife, stopped most of the region's multi-billion-dollar fishing industry, and significantly slowed tourism.

49. Finally contained after more than 110 days, the Gulf oil leak ( “spill” ) became the worst in USA’s history, surpassing the damage done by the Exxon Valdez tanker that spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the ecologically sensitive Prince William Sound, AK in 1989.

50. “PORT OF DALION, CHINA OIL SPILL OF 2010” A PIPELINE EXPLOION IN THE PORT OF DALON CAUSED AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER FOR THE BEACHES AND COAST LINES OF THE YELLOW SEA July 17- ???, 2010 China lacked the capacity and technology to contain the spill in a timely manner.