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Scientists gain a better understanding of how spilled oil moves in the Gulf of Mexico Scientists at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science (UM) and Continue Reading →
-June 8, 2016 An Ocean Oil Spill Science Legacy There have been two large scale oil spills over the past 4 decades in the Gulf of Mexico. The Ixtoc I Continue Reading →
CARTHE recently took a field trip to the Ohmsett Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility in New Jersey. The oil spill wave tank is 203 meters long Continue Reading →
The University of Miami Department of Emergency Management hosted a full-scale environmental protection and preparedness response exercise on December 3, 2015. (see our previous post about the preparation for this Continue Reading →
CARTHE participated in a regional HAZMAT spill tabletop exercise, contributing information on the local currents and how the spill might move based on the environmental conditions. We are always preparing Continue Reading →
Photo by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department Another oil spill hit the headlines: Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Crews Race to Contain Estimated 21,000 Gallons http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/crews-race-contain-estimated-21-000-gallon-oil-spill-near-n361836 http://abcnews.go.com/US/photos-show-extent-santa-barbara-oil-spill/story?id=31178169 CARTHE director, Tamay Özgökmen, Continue Reading →
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. 11 individuals were killed, 17 were injured, and over the next 3 months, approximately 5 million barrels of oil spilled Continue Reading →