Oil Spill Map: Hard hit and waiting for another blow
Still staggering from devastating hurricanes several years ago, residents and wildlife along the Gulf Coast are threatened again, this time from a potentially catastrophic oil spill. As shown in the map below, tourism, commerce and the coastline are all at risk.
SOURCES: NOAA, State of Mississippi, State of Alabama, American Bird Conservancy, BP, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Travel Association | CREDIT: Gene Thorp, Sisi Wei, Laris Karklis and Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - May 05, 2010