美國德州嚴重乾旱

美國德州農民面臨30年代以來最嚴重的乾旱，德州超過82％的土地受影響，今年麥作收成的75％被評為很不理想。
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-drought-texas-20110522,0,6424886.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fscience+%28L.A.+Times+-+Science%29
http://www.gosanangelo.com/news/2011/may/21/drought-slams-farmers-with-woes
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-drought-texas-20110522,0,675045.stor

印度東南城市溫度創新高

印度東南部古吉拉特邦（Gujarat）城市溫度攀升創下紀錄，例如薩巴坎塔縣（Sabarkantha District）的伊達爾（Idar），炎熱的高溫已達攝氏45度，比平常高4度。
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/Heat-wave-grips-Bhavnagar/articleshow/8277988.cms
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/heat-wave-sweeps-state-idar-boils-at-45-degrees-celsius/783297

世衛組織建議減少菸害

菲律賓衛生部與世界衛生組織（World Health Organization）的共同報告指出，每年逾87,000居民死於菸害，並建議措施方案以減少使用這致命的物質。
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/317932/smoking-kills-87600-pinoys-a-year-doh
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/9094631-87600-filipinos-die-each-year-due-to-smoking