The Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded April 20 while preparing a well for oil extraction and sank 2 days later. The wellhead on the ocean floor has been gushing oil at about 210,000 gallons a day since the rig sank.

11Alive News has extended coverage of the oil spill and its effects on life across the northern Gulf and the whole of America in what is fast becoming the largest environmental disaster in American history.

Click below for additional coverage from 11Alive News and our news partners with Gannett, NBC and CNN.

• 11Alive News Full Oil Spill Coverage


• 11Alive News Oil Spill Tracking Map


• If It Was My Home - Placing Spill Map Over Other Cities


• USA Today Oil Spill Mapping Tool


• Live Cameras From Florida Panhandle Beaches


• See which Gulf Beaches Are Closed, Open 


• Underwater Live Camera of Oil Spill


• Gulf Oil Blog from UGA's Dr. Samantha Joye


• 11Alive's Jerry Carnes: Blogging From The Gulf Coast

Stay with 11Alive and 11Alive.com for ongoing updates and details as they become available. We'll be adding more related links to this page as we get them.