I think most of the world is aware of the Deepwater Horizon oil leak now, estimated to be leaking 1-4 million gallons of crude a day into the Gulf of Mexico, and making multiple stratification layers miles long and wide, and several hundred feet thick. All fishing from the Gulf has already been suspended, and whatever the impact is of this spill, it won't be good. The oceans produce more than 50% of the O2 for this planet - if the ocean ecosystems were to die off, so would we.
Video of the leak, as well as underwater footage:
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