As of September 13, 2021, there have been 2,300 reported oil spills in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Ida's landfall on August 29, 2021. This compared to 540 individual oil spills that were caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Approximate number of reported oil spills following Hurricane Ida compared to Hurricane Katrina in the United States in 2021
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