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Controlled burn of oil in the Gulf


  • Heavily oiled Brown Pelicans
  • A C-130 Hercules drops an oil-dispersing chemical into the Gulf of Mexico
  • Controlled burn of oil in the Gulf
  • The oil slick seen by the Terra satellite on June 22, 2010
  • BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Clouds of smoke billow up from controlled burns taking place in the Gulf  of Mexico. The controlled burns were set to reduce the  amount of oil in the water following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. From the ocean to the air. :/