As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.
The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: 35 days from Space: NASA |
The MODIS instrument, on board NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites,
is capturing images of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill
began on April 20, 2010 with the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil
rig. This short video reveals a space-based view of the burning oil rig
and, later, the ensuing oil spill through May 24, 2010. The oil slick
appears grayish-beige in the images and changes due to changing weather,
ocean currents, and the use of oil dispersing chemicals. Images in the
video time series were selected that show the spill most clearly. The
full image archive is available on the MODIS Rapid Response Web site at http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/ credit: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?10562 |
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