📍Examples ✅Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010): Largest marine oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. ✅Ennore Oil Spill (2017): Collision off Chennai coast, impacting marine life and fishermen. ✅MV Wakashio Spill (2020): Ship ran aground off Mauritius, spilling oil in a biodiversity-rich area.
📍Causes ✅ Oil spills from tankers, offshore rigs. ✅ Leakages from drilling, transportation. ✅ Ballast water discharge, pipeline ruptures.
📍Consequences ✅Environmental: Marine life death, long-term damage to ecosystems. ✅Economic: Livelihood loss, high cleanup costs. ✅Health Hazards: Skin disorders, respiratory issues, contamination of seafood.
📍Examples ✅Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (2010): Largest marine oil spill in Gulf of Mexico. ✅Ennore Oil Spill (2017): Collision off Chennai coast, impacting marine life and fishermen. ✅MV Wakashio Spill (2020): Ship ran aground off Mauritius, spilling oil in a biodiversity-rich area.
📍Causes ✅ Oil spills from tankers, offshore rigs. ✅ Leakages from drilling, transportation. ✅ Ballast water discharge, pipeline ruptures.
📍Consequences ✅Environmental: Marine life death, long-term damage to ecosystems. ✅Economic: Livelihood loss, high cleanup costs. ✅Health Hazards: Skin disorders, respiratory issues, contamination of seafood.
Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web.An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial Times, found a ballooning network of hackers sharing data leaks on the popular messaging platform, sometimes in channels with tens of thousands of subscribers, lured by its ease of use and light-touch moderation.
Telegram Gives Up On Crypto Blockchain Project
Durov said on his Telegram channel today that the two and a half year blockchain and crypto project has been put to sleep. Ironically, after leaving Russia because the government wanted his encryption keys to his social media firm, Durov’s cryptocurrency idea lost steam because of a U.S. court. “The technology we created allowed for an open, free, decentralized exchange of value and ideas. TON had the potential to revolutionize how people store and transfer funds and information,” he wrote on his channel. “Unfortunately, a U.S. court stopped TON from happening.”
