"'Severe threat to sea life' as slick spreads". Little did I know what this title meant until I started to read the article. The largest ever oil spill china reported occured at around late July this year and it was double the size of the previous oil spill, and its current size was about 430sq km. The oil spill caused nearby beaches to be closed down and more importantly, it prompted an official to warn of a "severe threat" to sea life and water quality.
When I finished the article, I felt that this article had many scientific concepts behind it, and it also very clearly displayes the consequences of many of our actions and this is also partially related to the hotly discussed global warming.
The scientific concepts are: The pollution caused by the oil spill in the water will kill many marine life and intefere the aquatic food chain. There would also be chemical re-actions when the petrol in the water decomposes after a while. The petrol also does a part in polluting the sea.
Although the amount of oil spill was still unclear, more importantly, this incident highlights the severe consequences which we have to face if we mankind do not play our parts in protecting the environment and preserving the Earth.
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