10 Biggest Oil Spills in History + How Oil Breaks Down in H2O"If the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues for another month, it may match the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 12 million gallons. But the Exxon Valdez spill does not even make it onto the top 10 list of historical oil spills."
this article is from may 10 .. they have since said those estimates were not even close and the leak has already far surpassed exxon valdez. Agreed nature has a way of taking care of itself but under reasonable circumstances .. this spill in no way shape or form is reasonable. While shores and ecosystems will recover it takes decades. Applying that kind of timeline with todays current economic outlook and the destruction this is doing to the business affected I’m sure this oil spill is more than just a stat on the top ten spill list.
