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Satellite data expose vast routine oil pollution in oceans

Original: Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine # oil pollution in # oceans . See the map 🚨 Oil slicks from ships and off

New satellite analysis shows oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers of ocean surface each year, an area slightly larger than a major nation. The findings reveal the scale of routine oil discharges at sea, much of it previously untracked, prompting calls for tighter enforcement of maritime pollution rules.

Why now: The sheer scale of annual human-caused oil slicks revealed by satellite data is alarming environmental observers.

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• Satellite data reveal massive scale of routine # oil pollution in # oceans . See the map 🚨 Oil slicks from ships and offshore oil platforms cover nearly 1.6 million square kilometers (618,000 square miles) of the ocean surface each year, an area slightly larger than the nation… · sjar@mastodon.online · 9

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