How big is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill compared to Fort Wayne, Indiana (or *your* city)?
So far, the visible oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico covers approximately 2,500 square miles of ocean. How big is that? Here's the oil spill overlaid on a map of Northeastern Indiana centered on Fort Wayne. You can compare the size of the oil spill to your city at Paul Rademacher's site.
