Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

1. The Guardian World FIRST 4h ago Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

   Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless speci

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