Sonar can spot arctic oil spills hidden by ice
Providence, R.I. (UPI) May 7, 2013 - According to the National Academy of Sciences, the risk of a serious oil spill in the arctic is growing due to the uptick in ocean shipping traffic and oil and gas activities. Complicating matters, scientists say, is the fact that increasing amounts of ice floating in the region could obscure evidence of any sort of oil spill, thus delaying a response effort. That's why scientist ... more
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