Findings of a study by scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released in mid-August 2011 reveal that hunting and other human activities has left a full 20% of all mammals at risk of extinction, with many other species also in danger of rapid declines.

http://news.discovery.com/animals/mammals-extinction-animals-110815.html
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/233519-Twenty-Percent-of-All-Mammals-at-Risk-of-Extinction

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that as of August 2011, nine weather disasters across the nation had caused over US$1 billion in damage, which as the highest on record thus far is revealing an increasing impact of climate change-related disasters.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-weather-tied-billion-dollar-disasters.html
http://www.christianpost.com/news/2011-weather-matches-record-for-billion-dollar-disasters-54126/

After swimming in a public outdoor area, 16-year old Courtney Nash of Florida, USA succumbed to a brain infection caused by an organism that thrives in warm waters, prompting officials to issue water warnings on August 13, 2011 during an extreme heat wave.

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/germ-warfare-record-heat-lack-of-rain-causing-explosion-of-infection-cases/
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2011/august/294966/Courtney-Nash-teen-infected-by-amoeba-dies