Oil Spill: Deepwater Horizon cover

Oil Spill: Deepwater Horizon

Author: Goldish, Meish

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level 5.6
Points 0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 2247
Points per Word 0.000223
Page Count 32
Points per Page 0.015625
Series Eco-Disasters

Description

On April 20, 2010, workers were drilling for oil on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico when a fire caused a huge explosion. The explosion caused a huge oil leak in the Gulf that took months to stop. The consequences continue to affect the area to this day.