This is more than a little depressing, but helpful to get a grasp on the scope of the disaster. A Google Maps engineer has set up a webpage that helps give a sense of the size of the BP spill by overlaying on some of the world's major cities.
ATHENS, Greece — A 26-foot wave smashed into a cruise ship carrying nearly 2,000 people in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, smashing glass windshields and killing two passengers, according to officials and news reports.