It is estimated that 199 1 654.38+0.5 million tons of oil leaked into the Gulf during the Gulf War from August 2 to February 28, 1990. 199 1 After the multinational forces attacked Iraq, Kuwait oil fields caught fire everywhere. 65438+1On October 22nd, the Wafra oil field in southern Kuwait was bombed, and the sun was obscured by smoke, and crude oil flowed into the Persian Gulf along the coast. Subsequently, Mina Ahmadi of Kuwait, occupied by Iraq, opened the floodgate and discharged the oil into the sea. Oil pipelines in southern Kuwait also broke everywhere, and crude oil poured into the sea. On October 25th, 65438/kloc-0, an oil belt with a length of 16 km and a width of 3 km was formed on the sea near Saudi Arabia, and it spread southward at a speed of 24 km per day. Part of the oil film caught fire and burned black smoke to block the sun, and thick black rain fell in southern Iran. By February 2, the oil film had widened 16 km, reaching 90 km, approaching Bahrain and endangering Saudi Arabia. Forcing the two countries to erect floating barriers to protect the water source of seawater desalination plants. The oil pollution caused by the Gulf War killed tens of thousands of seabirds in a short time and destroyed most of the marine life in the Persian Gulf.