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Where is the oil headed?
The oil spill, which began just south of Louisiana, will continue to spread because of a warm front in the Gulf Stream called the loop current. The loop provides a mode of transportation for the oil to move across the coasts of Alabama and Mississippi and down the west coast of Florida. It will then continue to travel south, possibly affecting the Florida Keys. A hurricane could change this pattern and possibly spread the oil further. If the oil spreads to south Florida, it could then swoop up to the southeast side of Florida and continue north.
— Weatherchannel.com
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6 ft. (1.8 m)
1,500 lb. (680 kg)
Hawksbill
Sizes compared to 6 ft. (1.8 m) man
3 ft. (0.9 m)
120 lb. (54 kg)
- Gets name from hawk-like beak
- Shell used in tortoiseshell jewelry
3 ft. (0.9 m)
250 lb. (115 kg)
- Powerful jaw
- Population decline due to habitat loss
Loggerhead ►
Source: World Wildlife Fund, The State of the World's Sea Turtles
- Largest of the sea turtles
- Most migratory and widespread
Sea turtles
Five of the world's seven sea turtle species are found in the Gulf of Mexico and are classified as threatened or endangered.
Kemp's ridley
2.3 ft. (0.7 m)
100 lb. (45 kg)
- Smallest of the sea turtles
- Range mainly restricted to Gulf of Mexico
Graphic: Melina Yingling
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