Oil leak reaching Florida by Milota Sidorova

As the third attempt of BP to cement the broken pipeline in the Mexican Gulf failed, it was quite sure that the environmental crisis would also become a political one. The blame falls upon President Obama's head who promised to bring all responsibles to justice. U.S. government has already began the civil and criminal investigation against British Petroleum, but the case is not going to bring back once vivid coast of Louisiana. However, the leaking oil is nearing Florida that will become the fourth state hit by the catastrophe taking place six weeks ago. The leak is currently about 11 kilometers far from the coastline that has been evacuated. Surely you can imagine what doe! s that mean – closing fishing and oysters farms, declining ship traffic, closing beaches and hit tourism as well. Many restaurant and pub owners are closing due practically no business there. The oil has reached almost 240 kilometers of a coastline, killing rich and precious wetlands ecosystems in Louisiana. The oil is appearing in several forms – either in leak with glossy sheen or tar balls. However, the most dangerous oil form is moving undewater. The huge mass of oil hasn't reached the water surface, but created a mass slowly moving along water streams killing all that comes in the way. Try to imagine the number of fish, planctoon, corals and other sea creatures.The oil is continuing to flow, since the third bid to stop the well failed. The saw that was supposed to cut the pipeline got stuck and bowed almost 1.5 kilometer underwater. The company doesn't know when and how is it going to succeed. The saw cut the pipeline, increasing amount of leaking oil, howe! ver it failed to cap the pipeline. The worst projections sugge! st the w ell should be sealed in August. But this is more than two months and nobody can expect the consequences. Environmental, Social, Political, Economical...

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