![This aerial picture taken on October 3, 2021 shows oil and an oil containment boom in the water of the Talbert Marshlands area from an offshore oil rig as it reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%206.jpg.transform/hero-mobile/c3120f3ea190b2e254b4517d89e3b8b68675be17/img.jpg)
500mila litri di petrolio in mare, in California è rischio disastro ambientale. FOTO
L'incidente all'oleodotto della contea di Orange che ha riversato circa 3mila barili di greggio nell'oceano. La spiaggia di Huntington Beach rimane chiusa per permettere agli operatori della Guardia costiera di ripulire l'area. Si parla di 33 km quadrati di superficie interessata, ma che potrebbe ingrandirsi ancora
![1344630508 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Oil is washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%209.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/58c00e838358314b4929a8ed409061addb2b2f3d/img.jpg)
Huntington Beach, a pochi chilometri da Los Angeles in California e tra le mete turistiche preferite dai surfisti di tutto il mondo, è stata inondata da una fuoriuscita di petrolio
Le prime ricostruzioni dell'incidente![1235685093 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: A warning sign is posted near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Sefa Degirmenci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%202.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/9174d5c94c8a93199ac54497b87caa5e63817555/img.jpg)
Le prime segnalazioni sono arrivate la sera di venerdì 1 ottobre. L'economia della città si basa sul turismo e sull'estrazione del petrolio. I cittadini si sono allarmati alla vista delle prime macchie di greggio che si stavano espandendo nell'oceano
Il prezzo del greggio continua ad aumentare![1235683153 Oil floats in the water of the Talbert Marshlands as a 3,000-barrel oil spill, about 126,000 gallons, from an offshore oil rig reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California on October 3, 2021. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty-%20California%20petrolio%204.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/dc5511f752bb46b4a8f3c3eeb3a39c5ac9328889/img.jpg)
Secondo le prime informazioni, si tratta di una fuoriuscita di quasi 500mila litri di greggio nella contea di Orange, pari a circa 3mila barili di petrolio. Si ipotizza un malfunzionamento dell'oledotto che si collega alla piattaforma petrolifera 'Elly'. La società che la possiede ha reso noto di aver chiuso l'oleodotto nella giornata di sabato
Dal clima alla pandemia: i rischi che spaventano il mondo![1344627569 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Cleanup workers attempt to contain oil which seeped into Talbert Marsh, which is home to around 90 bird species, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%208.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/3fd35d643892050677cc2bf21daa4ec00d48ced6/img.jpg)
Non è stata ancora chiarita la dinamica dell'incidente. Gli operatori della Guardia costiera hanno iniziato già dalle prime segnalazioni a ripulire la zona
Youth4Climate, l'incontro tra Draghi e Greta Thunberg![1235683219 A long-billed curlew walks through oily water near a containment boom as a 3,000-barrel oil spill, about 126,000 gallons, from an offshore oil rig reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California on October 3, 2021. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%205.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/e62ce8711ee8b7238b8eb04d362c6b9577bf44c6/img.jpg)
Barriere galleggianti lunghe più di un chilometro sono state posizionate al largo di Huntington Beach in modo da contenere l'espandersi della macchia inquinante
L'intervista di Vanessa Nakate a Sky TG24![1235684723 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: A warning sign is posted near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Sefa Degirmenci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%2012.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/980b10ec3c52cae8011a61f617fea254e718d689/img.jpg)
Le spiagge sono già state chiuse. Per il sindaco Kim Carr potrebbero restare inagibili "per diverse settimane, forse mesi". Come ha poi dichiarato in un'intervista alla Associated Press: "Si tratta di una delle situazioni più devastanti che la nostra comunità abbia affrontato negli ultimi decenni"
Climate of Change, l'evento a Milano![1344665219 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Cleanup workers attempt to contain oil which seeped into Talbert Marsh, home to around 90 bird species, after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%2011.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/24dbf7d9103766642f3bb69013c5b45d5b47c700/img.jpg)
All'interno dell'area colpita sono stati ritrovati migliaia di pesci e uccelli morti
i problemi delle energie rinnovabili![1235682738 This aerial picture taken on October 3, 2021 shows oil and an oil containment boom in the water of the Talbert Marshlands area from an offshore oil rig as it reaches the shore and sensitive wildlife habitats in Newport Beach, California. - Authorities in California's beachfront Orange County cities scrambled October 3, 2021 to mitigate the fallout from a major oil spill off the coast that caused "substantial ecological impacts." As of Sunday, the oil plume from the 126,000-gallon (480,000 liters) spill of post-production crude was an estimated 5.8 nautical miles (6.7 miles, 10 kilometers) long and stretched along the popular shorelines of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city authorities said in a statement. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP) (Photo by DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%206.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/c3120f3ea190b2e254b4517d89e3b8b68675be17/img.jpg)
L'area travolta interessata dalla fuoriscita di greggio ha già raggiunto i 33 km quadrati di superficie. Secondo alcuni esperti, però, questa potrebbe ingrandirsi più del previsto, arrivando a colpire anche altre località come Newport Beach
La classifica delle città più inquinate![1344626535 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: A person stands near oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%2010.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/73cdb0e95594e87ea117128688fbdd00ff77f419/img.jpg)
Il disastro ha portato anche all'annullamento dell'ultimo giorno del 'Pacific Air Show': uno dei più importanti spettacoli di volo acrobatico che ogni anno attira milioni di spettatori
In Islanda l'impianto per la cattura di Co2 più grande del mondo![1344650021 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 03: Rocks are coated with oil washed up near Huntington State Beach after a 126,000-gallon oil spill from an offshore oil platform on October 3, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. The spill forced the closure of the popular Great Pacific Airshow with authorities urging people to avoid beaches in the vicinity. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)](https://static.sky.it/images/skytg24/it/ambiente/2021/10/04/petrolio-california-disastro-ambientale-rischio-/Getty%20-%20California%20petrolio%203.jpg.transform/gallery-horizontal-mobile/bbf3a929fedfa4b3ab96feff9931fcf98a4f908e/img.jpg)
Trent'anni fa l'ultimo grande incidente: la petroliera American Trader riversò circa 1,6 milioni di litri di greggio sulle coste della contea di Orange. Morirono più di 3mila animali
L'intervista al ministro per gli investimenti del Regno Unito Grimstone a Sky TG24