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The oil spill up close

Posted at 12:50 PM on May 12, 2010 by Bob Collins (2 Comments)
Filed under: Arts, Energy

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As it usually does, the Boston Globe's Big Picture blog does a masterful job of organizing the finest images from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

One might feel somewhat guilty noting the beauty in the disaster.

Comments (2)

This is a terrible disaster and is caught terrifically by those photographs.

I do have a question: How do oil booms work?

Posted by Shane | May 12, 2010 1:07 PM

Shane - my understanding is that because oil floats on water, the booms act as a surface barrier that blocks the oil from advancing while allowing the water to flow however it likes underneath.

Posted by Bismuth | May 12, 2010 3:10 PM

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