Though Hurricane Isaac has left the Gulf, it's devastating affects are still a very serious issue. Lab tests have recently confirmed that the oil splotches found on two beaches in Louisiana are from the BP oil spill in 2010. Due to the intense size of the waves, oil from the 2010 spill was stirred up, and found on Elmer's Island and Grand Isle. Along with the reappearance of oil from the BP spill, Louisiana and Alabama both reported tar balls from the spill that were washed up on shore. Not only did the oil spill have an immense affect on people, it greatly affected our wildlife. So when will the affects of the BP oil spill end? Spokesperson Grant Brown of the Gulf Shores believes that this issue is something we will be dealing with for years. Cleanup crews are had at work cleaning up the oil that has risen due to Hurricane Issac, so hopefully improvements will be made soon. As a future science teacher, The BP oil spill is a great interest of mine, and it is very interesting to see how a natural disaster such as Hurricane Issac can bring back some of the devastating affects we saw from the 2010 oil spill.
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