Oil In The Gulf, Two Months Later

Sixty-two days have passed since the initial explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the crude oil and natural gas continue to gush from the seafloor. Louisiana's state treasurer has estimated environmental and economic damages from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could range from $40 billion to $100 billion.

Here are recent photographs from the Gulf of Mexico, and of those affected by the continued flow of oil and gas into the ocean.