Mashup: Visualizing the BP Oil Disaster
An explosion on the BP-operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, 2010m sparked the greatest environmental disaster in United States history. This mashup visualizes the area that would be covered if the oil spill was in your city, or any other city.
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Displays Chicago Metra Rail routes and Chicago Transit Authority, CTA, lines on Google Maps.
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Manage and share your favorite action-driven and nature-aware spots on a Google Map and explore those of your Facebook friends.
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Foreign correspondents at the Swedish public service broadcaster SVT show their blog, text and video, at Google Maps. Language: Swedish
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