Gulf Coast of the United States

The BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico released 3.19 million barrels of oil creating both environmental and economic damage to surrounding areas. The effects of the oil spill mainly impacted Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Florida. The stakeholders affected by the oil spill were the environment, wildlife, fisherman, the oil industry and tourist-driven businesses and communities. Directly following the spill, BP set up The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) which was…

The gulf of Tonkin incident helped cause greater involvement in the Vietnam War for the United States. In the Gulf of Tonkin incident, North Vietnamese torpedo boats attacked the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, off of Vietnam coast, in a couple of attacks on August 2 and 4, of 1964. The USS Turner Joy also reported being attacked on August 4, 1964. The Tonkin incident was the source for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, which committed major American forces to the war in Vietnam. After time had…

BP was founded in 1889 formerly known as British Petroleum, whose headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. This publicly integrated organization as of 2017 has a worldwide workforce of 69,900 employees. Globally, BP’s business last year generated $142,598.8 billion British pounds stemming from three main sectors, Upstream, Downstream and Rosneft. These three segments represent an exploration of gas and oil, refineries, manufacturing, markets, transports, supplies, crude oil, petroleum, jet…

During the first few days of August 1964, the United States, an ally of Southern Vietnam, made an accusation that Northern Vietnam had attacked them two times in the Gulf of Tonkin (Treanor 59). The United States was fearing the supremacy of North Vietnam over South Vietnam. South Vietnam had teamed up with the United States in the early months of 1964 for missions along the coast of Northern Vietnam. While these operations were executed by the Vietnamese Navy, they we orchestrated by the CIA…

Ongoing territorial disputes between the US and Canada in the Gulf of Maine 1. Summary After the series of International Court Decisions in 1979 and 1984 in the case concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary in the gulf of Maine area, the United Sates and Canada were left with a problem of a disputed territory that has still not been solved. The disputed territory which is often called the “gray zone” includes two islands - Machias Seal Island and North Rock (Collins & Rogoff, 1986).…

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst hurricanes in the history of the United States. The hurricane is stilled ranked the third of all hurricanes. Katrina killed at least 1,245 people. Katrina has been the deadliest hurricane since 1928, Okeechobee hurricane. Katrina done about 108 billion damage, 4* more damage than hurricane Andrew, in 1992 in the United States. Katrina originated over the Bahamas on August 23 from the interaction between a tropical wave and the Tropical Depression Ten. The…

important aquatic life is, not only to humans, but to the survival of the planet. The United States depends greatly on oil and gasoline. When North and South Carolina had an oil spill, there was no gasoline around – the two states were put in a state of emergency by the official government. Without gasoline, people lack the ability of long-distance transportation and may forms of electricity, such as heat. The United States puts a huge amount of money into the production and welling of gasoline…

Floridians, so we’re here to aid your search for a warmer roost. Perhaps you’d like to relocate near friends and neighbors who already took the plunge as part-time or seasonal Florida residents. You’re hardly alone. Folks from other areas of the United States or abroad who flee nasty winters tend to congregate in similar, seasonal Florida communities. Below are a few illustrations. The German Heritage in Cape Coral Snowbirds of German descent have landed…

throughout the states of Texas; The Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican High Plains, and the Rocky Mountains. All three play a major role in the weather and climate throughout the state in different ways. All of these influences effect the warm, wet climate of the coastal region as well as the dry, dusty areas in the west. Weather and climate observations over the last 30 years have shown a general warming trend along the Gulf Coast, as well as periods of drought and heavy precipitation. The Gulf of…

company is now widely known for its devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil rig 52 miles south-east of Venice, Louisiana exploded on April 20, 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico igniting a fireball visible from up to 40 miles away. The BP oil spill is and depending on the effects of the oil on the gulf coast may forever be seen as one of the largest, man-made disasters in the United States. Over 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled from the…