美國各地長期旱災嚴重熱浪

美國在7月份截至目前為止，已發生882次打平紀錄或破紀錄的高溫，各地在長期旱災之餘又發生嚴重熱浪，尤其美國中部及南部地區更是酷熱難當，高達華氏110度，即攝氏43.3度。
http://onlinenewswebsite.com/heatwave-could-last-into-next-week/108690
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/extreme-heat-and-drought-poised-to-worsen-over-us/2011/07/15/gIQA3e4bGI_blog.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-weather-idUSTRE76E6EE20110715
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/post/massive-heat-wave-eyes-midwest-east-coast/2011/07/14/gIQA1YLUEI_blog.html

呼籲勿排放有害物質到中國河川

環保團體綠色和平組織（Greenpeace）在2011年7月13日呼籲全球知名服裝品牌公司，終止他們在中國的工廠排放有害化學物、有毒物質排到河川裡，影響6,700多萬人的飲用水。
http://www.france24.com/en/20110713-nike-adidas-suppliers-polluting-china-rivers
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/news/Nike--adidas-Detox-the-worlds-water
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Templates/Planet3/Pages/DetailPage.aspx?id=249431&epslanguage=en-U