Can the Gulf Survive? National Geographic Explorer
Description
With cutting-edge science and never-before-seen footage, this episode of Explorer goes deep inside the world of British Petroleum to uncover what really happened to the 4.9 million barrels of crude released into the Gulf of Mexico. Viewers are taken to the front lines with those who were tasked to fight the growing catastrophe. But is the disaster now over, or is it just beginning?
Runtime
50 min
Subjects
- BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 (51)
- Refuse and refuse disposal (122)
- Oil well drilling (6)
- Waste products (37)
- Water (318)
- Toxicology (87)
- Land use (186)
- Water-supply (180)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2013], c2010
Database
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