Brian: NOAA Oil Spill Resource Web Site

NOAA has put together a great tool, utilizing Google Earth, where you can plot all sorts of interesting data that relates to the Gulf oil spill; from key locations such as the well head (source of the oil spill), to the latest analysis of the footprint of the oil slick, to some of the high resolution satellite data we show you from time to time on WINK. You can also plot surface data and buoy data to check in on things like the all important wind direction -- which, along with the currents in the area, dictates where the oil may go. Also available is some of the model data from NOAA and the University of South Florida that we've been showing you. Check it out, it's a pretty cool tool!

Brian