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In what many are calling an innovative way for showcasing the magnitude of the oil devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Google Earth is using data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to created an overlay that can display the current oil spill over any region (NYC region pictured). Google Earth expert Paul Rademacher has built a convenient Web site using the Google Earth plug-in that allows users to place the overlay on any region for comparison. Not that we need to see an overlay of the oil spill over our home towns to know that this is a serious problem. Speaking of serious problem, it is estimated that 3.5 million gallons of oil have leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since the April 20 disaster with 210,000 more gallons entering the water each day. And, by Father’s Day, this leak is expected to surpass the Exxon Valdez disaster as the nation’s worst oil spill.

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