Gulf Oil Spill one year later!!

Glowing Oil

Under UV light, tar from the oil spill lights up orange-yellow on the beaches of Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida while clean sand glows purple in a long-exposure picture taken in July.

Scientists who are continuing to monitor Florida's and Alabama's beaches still see traces of the oil via UV light.



Tar Balls Aglow

Looking like gold nuggets, tiny tar balls gleam orange in UV light on a beach in Pensacola, Florida, in April.
Overall, at least for the Florida Panhandle, the environmental prognosis doesn't seem as dire as it was last summer.