Infographic: Claim what you’re owed from the BP oil spill

June 27, 2012   Leave a Comment  

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Don’t be scared by the legal process

Coming Soon: Oil drilling on the Arctic Ocean’s outer continental shelf

May 7, 2012   1 Comment  

Despite U.S. Geological Survey warnings that drilling in waters north of Alaska could have deleterious effects on ocean habitats and wildlife, the Obama administration proceeded with a lifting of the moratorium on off-shore drilling. Pictured: An Oiled brown pelican awaits cleaning in the wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Including plenty of darkly-colored animals!

Blast’s top 5 Halloween costumes of 2010

Oct. 13, 2010   4 Comments  

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Forget witches, werewolves, and vampires!

Tropical storm threat to oil spill area in Gulf

July 22, 2010   Leave a Comment  

A worse case scenario mockup (AccuWeather Illustration)

Oil may be pushed on shore

Impacts of Upcoming Tropical Activity on Oil Spill

July 22, 2010   Leave a Comment  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Tropical activity over the Gulf oil spill is possible this weekend as AccuWeather.com meteorologists monitor a tropical wave located near Hispaniola. According to meteorologists, the likely path of tropical activity will be across southern Florida early this weekend. In this scenario, the tropical disturbance will enter the eastern Gulf [...]

Calm weather provides window for cleanup in Gulf

July 12, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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High temps. and calm seas

Weather conditions to improve by Friday for oil skimming operations

June 30, 2010   1 Comment  

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AccuWeather.com says conditions will subside

EarthTalk: BP oil spill? Ethanol?

June 5, 2010   5 Comments  

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently detected huge deepwater plumes of dispersed oil up to 30 miles long, seven miles wide and hundreds of feet thick. Pictured here: Workers clean off an oil-soaked pelican at the Fort Jackson, Louisiana International Bird Rescue Research Center (Media credit/Lorna Baldwin, PBS NewsHour via Flickr)

Just how bad is the oil leak?

What if a hurricane were to slam into the oil slick?

May 14, 2010   Leave a Comment  

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — While the oil leak disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is bad enough, many people have been wondering what could happen if a hurricane were to slam into the region. AccuWeather.com hurricane expert Joe Bastardi is concerned but multiple threats from storms throughout the season in the Gulf of [...]

Oil Slick Concerns: Loop current, eddies, winds, waves, hurricanes

May 7, 2010   Leave a Comment  

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Winds and waves will increase later in the weekend into early next week and may cause oil slick to shift. Concerns of hurricanes and drift remain for the weeks and months ahead. Crews were lowering an over-sized funnel 5,000 feet down to the Gulf of Mexico floor Friday in [...]