BP and the Gulf Coast Affects

Introduction

BP Oil Spill 2010 has some disastorous effects on Gulf Coast. Earlier analysis suggests very strongly that vacationers are turning away from Gulf Coast. sightseeing authorities in several states including Florida and Alabama are reporting what they call the “crisis of perception” with regard to state of their waters and beaches. (Barry, 67)

With summer now in full swing and oil disaster now in its 10th week, all of Gulf Coast states are beginning to feel full effects of oil spill. Many states haven't even had the drop of oil wash up on its shores. (Dunnet, 427)

Just down beach in Alabama, tourist authorities are claiming that their industry is in tatters following the 50% drop in visitor numbers. Louisiana and Mississippi are yet to release statistics, but it seems likely from anecdotal evidence that tourism along coasts of these states will be utterly devastated. (Hogan, 2)

Discussion and Analysis

Tankers usually convey about five-hundred million barrels of oil. Many oil spills, large in land or ocean coverage, have had major impacts on earth and it's inhabitants. Many animals are pass away and some are injured in some way. Many plants and animals are threatened, or are now extinct. The largest oil spill to occur was when Exxon Valdez went aground and covered 4,800 square miles in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This spill slain 35,000 ocean birds, 10,000 otters, and at smallest nine whales.

The spill left swimming pools of oil up to three feet on some beaches. In December of 1989, an Iranian tanker leaked 70,000 tons, about 19 million gallons of oil off of coast of Morocco. In January 1990 the broken Exxon pipeline leaked 567,000 gallons into New York harbor. In June of 1990, another 260,000 gallons were spilled in New York Harbor. (Barry, 67)

A tanker ...