How the oil spill affects animals

The oil penetrates up the structure of the plumage of birds, reducing its insulating ability, and so making the birds more vulnerable to temperature fluctuations and lowers the ablity to float in the water. It also impairs birds' flight abilities to forage and escape from predators. As they attempt to preen, birds typically ingest oil that covers their feathers, causing kidney damage, altered liver function, and digestive tract irritation. This and the limited foraging ability quickly causes dehydration and metabolic imbalances. Hormonal balance alteration including changes in luteinizing protein can also result in some birds exposed to petroleum. Most birds affected by an oil spill die unless there is human help. Marine mammals exposed to oil spills are affected in similar ways as seabirds. Oil coats the fur of Sea otters and seals, reducing its insulation abilities and leading to body temperature fluctuations and hypothermia. Ingestion of the oil causes dehydration and impaired digestions. Because oil floats on top of water, less sunlight penetrates into the water, limiting the photosynthesis of marine plants and phytoplankton. This, as well as decreasing the fauna populations, affects the food chain in the ecosystem.

Speed of light

The speed of light is recorded to be 299,792,458 meters per second which can simply be shortened to an approximate speed of 300,000 kilometers per second. The speed of light was defined rather recently, with its official discovery in 1975 when more precise instruments were created. Even way back in history, many scientists debated if light travelled instantaneously or merely very quickly. Even famous scienctists like Albert Einstein were also involved in the debate and as time passed more people began to prove that light's speed was finite. This discovery led to the limit to which miroprocessorscould operate at.

Gulf of Mexico oil spill

On the 20th of April, an oil spill broke out in the Gulf of Mexico due to methane gas from the well under high pressure shot up and out of the drill column marine riser, expanded onto the platform, and then ignited and exploded. Fire then engulfed the platform. On the 22th, a large oilslick started to pool over the former oil rig. On April 28, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimated that the leak was likely 5,000 barrels (210,000 US gallons; 790,000 litres) a day. The oil spill has resulted in enviromental disaster as over 400 differernt species of animals are at risk. This led to the decrease of people visisting beaches and fishing spots and an overall loss in tourism and also a further decrease in the fishing department. Overall, this oil spill had disrupted the lives of many innocent animals and this oil spill has led to many unforseen consequences.