devdiscourse · 22h
Urgent Plea: Volunteers Seek Federal Aid for Black Sea Oil Spill Disaster
Volunteers cleaning a major oil spill on Russia's Black Sea coast seek urgent federal aid via video, overwhelmed by pollution affecting wildlife. President Putin terms it an ecological disaster. The incident involves two tankers worsened by storms,
Associated Press · 5d
Volunteers clean coastline after major oil spill in Black Sea
Hundreds of volunteers and emergency workers continued to clean the coastline of Russia’s southern Krasnodar region Wednesday after two Russian ships spilled around 3,700 tons (3,300 tonnes) of low-grade fuel oil into the Kerch Strait.
Reuters · 6d
Black Sea oil spill worsens as third Russian tanker sends distress call
Spilled oil has washed up along "tens of kilometres" of the Russian Black Sea coast after two tankers were badly damaged in a storm at the weekend, a regional official said on Tuesday, and state media said a third ship was now in trouble.
The Conversation · 4d
How conflict makes oil spills in the Black Sea so much more toxic
The thick oil slick on the water’s surface endangers the growth and development of marine life, both at sea and along the coastline. For example, oil sticks to a bird’s feathers, causing them to mat and separate, impairing the waterproofing of the feathers.
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