Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks reported over five-year period, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/29/only-05-of-90000-oil-slicks-reported-over-five-year-period-analysis-finds
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Only 0.5% of 90,000 oil slicks reported over five-year period, analysis finds
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/29/only-05-of-90000-oil-slicks-reported-over-five-year-period-analysis-finds
by Doug24
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“Extensive analysis by [scientists](https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm5940) of hundreds of thousands of satellite images of slicks in the world’s seas between 2014 and 2019, found that 20% – or 90,411 – originated from ships and added up to about the size of Italy, with 21 high-density slick belts coinciding with shipping routes. In comparison, 2% were from oil platforms and pipelines, and just over 6% from natural oil seeps on the ocean floor. The rest were either from land sources or unidentified ships.”
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