Here’s a look at some of the limitations of the NASA / MODIS satellite imagery. Today’s Aqua image, like those of the past few days, has suffered from problems that make it impossible to map the full extent of the slick: clouds, haze, nearshore turbidity, and plumes of sediment issuing from the Mississippi River outlet […]
We’re getting requests from folks wanting to see the latest satellite images of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s been cloudy the last couple of days, so the NASA /MODIS imagery hasn’t been very good; the latest we posted was from the afternoon of May 2. But observers tell me it’s clear […]
The Mobile, Alabama Press-Register has published an article by Ben Raines with an alarming prediction. If the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico shrugs off all control – the crippled blowout preventer, the wellhead, and any remaining control valves or baffles impeding the flow of oil and gas through the well – the rate […]
We just learned that oil is now beginning to wash up on the beaches of the Mississippi Delta. This afternoon’s clear-sky NASA/MODIS satellite image shows the full extent of the slick, with oil covering 2,256 square miles: Today SkyTruth’s president did an interview on CNBC. You can watch it here; our bit starts at about […]
Just five months ago, SkyTruth’s President testified to Congress about the risks posed by offshore drilling. Now we’re seeing a catastrophic spill in the Gulf that could soon surpass the sorry benchmark set 20 years ago by the 11-million-gallon Exxon Valdez spill. SkyTruth is beginning to get radar satellite images showing the oil slick from […]