OIL SPILL IN GULF OF MEXICO

This oil spill was worse than the great barrier reef spill. It affected the whole of America... it's becoming a problem.

On the gulf of Mexico, an oil spill occurred. It was huge. President Obama is worried about it. The  people who spilled this oil better be ashamed and embarrassed. Imagine all the sea life that has been destroyed. Why does this keep happening? We aren't careful enough. But we can't just say "sorry". No! we can't say it was a mistake and go on with our lives. We must act fast and make a change.

The spill occurred on  Thursday 30th of April this year. It was a shock. The oil even creeped its way up to the Missisippi and Luisiana River. David Kennedy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Associated Press "It is of grave concern, I am frightened. This is a very, very big thing. And the efforts that are going to be required to do anything about it, especially if it continues on, are just mind-boggling."

The fact is that we must be frightened. That it's a very, very big thing. We can't let it happen again. We can't let it slip through our fingers.The Government of America has given billions and billions of dollars to help do something about the spill. To be precise, they've given 20 billion US dollars. That is alot. We cannot let it come our way again.

ABOUT THE SPILL:

This oil spill occued on the 30th of April. The spill didn't leak out from a ship, but an oil rig on thr Gulf of Mexico. The oil rig hat was actually collecting the oil burnt and had sunk. It was digging a well that was almost 1 mile deep. The oil rig was only 50 miles away from the Lousiana Coast. It may sound far, but it actualy isnt for an oil rig. Disasters like this could occur any time. Litres and litres of oil just kept on flowing out of the well, polluting the ocean, destroying millions of fish, sea birds and sea creatures. Can you believe 42,000 gallons of oil was leaking out into the beautiful ocean per day?

(The link that I have put has information on the actual oil spill as well as peoples comments below. It is very interesting to see what people think of the oil spill, as well as the actual information!)