Here's an article from the MSNBC Cosmic Blog showing remote sensing images of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/29/2289663.aspx
For a kid-friendly explanation of Remote Sensing, see this previous GeoTech blog post.
http://geotechhawaii.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-is-remote-sensing.html
Can this use of remote sensing increase the rate at which we clean up oil spills? How can remote sensing be used to prevent or anticipate major disasters?
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