FEMA has released a memo clarifying that in the event of a declared flood disaster, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coverage will apply even if oil is mixed with flood waters. The brief memo suggest that the NFIP will bill the party that caused the oil damage (in this case, British Petroleum) for the damages. […]
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Gulf Spill Oil Coming to Atlantic?
Posted on June 3, 2010
What’s the real worst case scenario for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill? What it the oil keeps gushing all summer? The New York Times is reporting that a team of scientists has run the models, and that the results aren’t pretty. Nearly all of the simulations show oil heading into the Atlantic, and, perhaps, even […]
The 2010 Hurricane Season Begins with New Oil Spill Map
Posted on June 1, 2010
Today, of course, marks the start of the 2010 Hurricane Season. The good news: there don’t appear to be any storms yet. The bad news: the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill continues to spread without an end in site. Have a look at this interactive map that shows the extent of the oil each […]
Incredible Oil Spill Photos
Posted on May 13, 2010
There’s an amazing series of high-quality photos of the oil spill on the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”.
The View from Down Deep: Photo of the Leak
Posted on May 12, 2010
Photo: BP via the Houston Chronicle. Thanks, Natural Hazards Center.
More Amazing Photos of the Pre-Spill Fire
Posted on May 3, 2010
We haven’t been able to verify who pulled this together (nor have we checked the accuracy of the text), but there are some amazing photos here (PDF, 1.3 MB). (If anybody knows who wrote this, please let us know and we’ll give them credit.)