Outline shows the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was larger than previously reported (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Arlington

Outline shows the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was larger than previously reported

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The black outline shows the estimated impacted area (1100 square miles) of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, significantly larger than previously reported areas (red and blue outlines). Graphic courtesy Masoud Rostami.

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Photo courtesy Masoud Rostami at UT Arlington

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