For more than 100 years, oils spills have been affecting most of our oceans, with a lot of oil pollution. This is a major problem and occurs around most of the world and sometimes in the same ocean a numerous amount of times. Oil spills, not only affect our oceans beauty but affect the marine life as well. But sometimes there is no way to prevent oil spills. A majority of oils spills are spilt into the oceans due to harsh water conditions or a hurricane. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 200 million gallons of used oil are disposed of improperly each year. This then impacts our marine life; lowering the population of most animals and even killing of a whole species.
Oil spills is considered one of the major globalization problems occurring in most oceans and seas around the entire world. An oils spill is when a large amount of oil is spilt either by accident or on purpose is tipped into the oceans. Indeed, causing the oceans to be polluted and un-healthy anymore. Natural disasters, like hurricanes, may cause an oil spill. The strength of a hurricane can cause an oil tanker to flip over, pouring every bit of oil out. Leaving our oceans polluted with a large amount of oil. But don’t be fooled; mostly, oil spills are caused by humans.
Our marine life is the main thing that oil spills affect. When an animal is affected by a large amount of oil, this can cause the animal to either get a disease or die. Oil makes the marine life very sick and is unable to cope with oil being in their usual living environment. But also our oceans and seas are affected by this problem. This turns our healthy and beautiful oceans into a very dirty an unhealthy environment for our marine life to live in. Animals may die either by getting hypothermia, then causing their body temperature to become very low. Oil can also kill an animal by blinding it. Animals are unable to see any more and can be a suitable target for predators.
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