The tragic explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that occurred on April 20, 2010, has sent hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil pouring into the Gulf of Mexico. While it's still too early to predict the extent of the environmental and economic damage from this spill, its ultimate impact will depend on a long list of interlinked variables, including the weather, ocean currents, the properties of the oil involved, and the success or failure of efforts to stanch the flow and remediate its effects.
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