# Oil Spill Visualizations 'If It Was My Home' Helps You Visualize an Oil Spill Where You Live By Allison Love | Published 2010-06-04 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oil-spill-visualizations References: [notcot.org](http://www.notcot.org/post/31254/) & [ifitwasmyhome](http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/) The 'If It Was My Home' website uses oil spill visualizations to demonstrate the seriousness and severity of the [BP](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bp-pulse-charging-hub) disaster. The website allows you to [pick your location](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/earthguessr) and from there, transports the big black spill onto the location you pick. When I tried out the oil spill visualization, I was shocked at how large the area was. Natural disasters like this are always tragic and shocking, but if you live in a removed area, it's hard to grasp their effects. IfItWasMyHome.com uses oil spill visualizations to bring catastrophic events like this closer to home. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 95% | Activity: 50% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Oil Spill Visualizations:** Using visualizations to depict the severity of oil spills and their impact on local areas. - **Environmental Awareness:** Utilizing innovative tools to increase public understanding of the environmental consequences of disasters. - **Disaster Visualization:** Creating interactive platforms that allow individuals to visualize the scale and impact of natural disasters in their own locations. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Environmental Education:** Developing educational materials and platforms that enhance public awareness about environmental issues and disasters. - **Sustainability Technology:** Creating innovative technologies to prevent and mitigate the environmental impact of disasters like oil spills. - **Data Visualization:** Providing solutions for visualizing complex data to increase understanding and awareness of different issues, such as environmental disasters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Pathfinding Algorithm Websites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/map-pathfinding-visualizer.md) - [To-Scale Interactive Maps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/true-size-of-countries.md) - [Home Color Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exterior-paint-visualizer.md) - [Zip Code Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zipcode-heat-map.md) - [Nuclear Risk Assessments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuclear-disaster-map.md) - [Traffic Fatality Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roadwayreport.md) - [Stock Market Visualization](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-screener.md) - [AI-Powered Global Facts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/geofacts.md) - [AI Room Color Visualizations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/changeroomcolor.md)