Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf - NYTimes.com

Scientist Awed by Size, Density of Undersea Oil Plume in Gulf - NYTimes.com: "Vast underwater concentrations of oil sprawling for miles in the Gulf of Mexico from the damaged, crude-belching BP PLC well are unprecedented in 'human history' and threaten to wreak havoc on marine life, a team of scientists said today, a finding confirmed for the first time by federal officials."