Alaskans Have Photographed This Boulder for 33 Years BY J. BESL
Jun 14, 2023 19:30:27 #
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mearns-rock-exxon-valdez-aftermath?
In 1990, a scientist began visually documenting Prince William Sound’s recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. When funding ran out, volunteers took over.
Just two years after being coated in crude oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, this Volkswagen Beetle–sized boulder boasted a healthy crop of rockweed. ALAN MEARNS/NOAA
In 1990, a scientist began visually documenting Prince William Sound’s recovery from the Exxon Valdez oil spill. When funding ran out, volunteers took over.
Just two years after being coated in crude oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska, this Volkswagen Beetle–sized boulder boasted a healthy crop of rockweed. ALAN MEARNS/NOAA
Jun 15, 2023 09:33:14 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Quite interesting story line.
Valdez is in a very beautiful setting! We visited there in 2014.
Valdez is in a very beautiful setting! We visited there in 2014.
Jun 15, 2023 09:56:11 #
DougS wrote:
Quite interesting story line.
Valdez is in a very beautiful setting! We visited there in 2014.
Valdez is in a very beautiful setting! We visited there in 2014.
Jun 15, 2023 17:08:41 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
Yes but dig down about 3 feet into the ocean floor to see if the worms have recovered. It takes decades for the oil to be gone at that level allowing the worms to recover which can grow to over 3 feet long.
Jun 15, 2023 17:30:25 #
josquin1 wrote:
Yes but dig down about 3 feet into the ocean floor to see if the worms have recovered. It takes decades for the oil to be gone at that level allowing the worms to recover which can grow to over 3 feet long.
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