Thirty-one endangered dolphins have been found sadly perished with damaged or missing fins along the Crimean Peninsula in southern Ukraine, where experts believe that fishing nets were the cause of the incident.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/sci/2011-05/10/c_13868433.htmhttp://www.sott.net/articles/show/228360-Dozens-of-dolphins-found-deadin-Ukraine http://www.ukrainians.ca/hot/48638-26-dolphins-found-dead-on-crimean-shore.html With drought decreasing water levels in China's Yangtze River to their lowest in five decades, officials are forced to close sections of the waterway from shipping, despite its vital contribution to the economy of many cities.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-drought-halts-shipping-china-yangtze.htmlThe 52-year-old Nepalese Apa Sherpa climbs Mount Everest for the 21st time, setting a new personal and world record as part of an expedition to remove human-discarded debris from the mountain while raising public awareness about the effects of climate change.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/nepal.sherpa.record/index.html?hpt=T2,
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