A perspective on oil spills: What we should have learned about global warming

Introductory Chapter: Issues with Oil Spills and Remote Monitoring

“…When ships are outfitted with navigation radars, they can detect oil spills at sea, say in restricted areas of 2500 m × 2500 m (Figure 5). As an alternative, the main methods for observing oil pollution in the ocean are aircraft and satellites [1,3,[19][20][21].…”

“…In line with the basic definition, oil is an organic compound that is soluble or readily soluble in water but not readily soluble in other liquids and is found in crude oil. An oil spill occurs when oil floats on the surface of bodies of water and is carried by the wind, currents, and tides [1][2][3][4][5].…”

“…Even without the aid of wind and water currents, the oil will spread if its surface tension is low. Oil is more likely to spread in warmer waters than in extremely cold ones since increased temperatures can reduce a liquid's surface tension [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][11][12][13][14][15].…”

Marea Negra en el Perú: Reflexiones sobre un derrame de petróleo en el Pacífico sudamericano

“…Estos gránulos de petróleo podrían afectar a los organismos del fondo marino, y se produce una mortandad masiva a causa de la alteración biogeoquímica generada (Stout y Wang, 2016). La disrupción de los procesos naturales en la columna de agua y los sedimentos podría causar también la intensificación de la acidificación del océano como consecuencia de la liberación de CO 2 durante la descomposición de la materia orgánica (Little et al, 2021;Njoku et al, 2008) y convierten a estas zonas en potenciales emisores de gases de efecto invernadero. Superficie, costa, columna de agua, atmósfera y fondo marino: todos los compartimentos y sus especies pueden verse afectados durante un derrame de petróleo.…”

Impact of global warming on regional cycling of mercury and persistent organic pollutants on the Tibetan Plateau: current progress and future prospects

“…This was aimed at preventing the global temperature rise and the frequency of extreme weather events, as well as reinforcing countries in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. [1][2][3] The Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reinforces that the warming of the global climate system is indisputable and mainly due to anthropogenic activities. [4][5][6] Most of the Antarctic and Arctic regions are covered with ice and snow all year round, which makes them more vulnerable to CC implications.…”