In the European Alps, ski resorts report a disastrous end to the winter season, with 80% less snow than average and one town, Bourg St. Maurice in France, reporting record temperatures of 28.6 degrees Celsius.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/8463600/Alps-records-worst-snowfall-ever.html,
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/241972/Snow-go-for-ski-holidays-in-Alps

One year after the Gulf oil spill in the USA, hundreds of residents of coastal Louisiana, some of whom assisted in cleanup efforts, complain of mysterious illnesses, with symptoms that include sore throats, irritated eyes, respiratory tract infections, headaches and nausea.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-04-mysterious-ills-plague-louisianans-year.html,
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article
/ALeqM5gMxbelyTQdnobIJLXSk65BP4DbhQ?docId=CNG.1fadce69d7428ade496268a62ebd3821.91


With this year's theme being "Sustainable Water Resources: Rural and Urban Challenges," towns and cities across India celebrate Earth Day 2011 to raise awareness that 46% of the world’s people do not have access to water in their homes.
http://ic-technews.com/others/4861-google-celebrates-earth-day-water-prime-concern-for-india-while-in-us-it-is-
a-billion-acts-of-green
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-22/bangalore/29462846_1_water-scarcity-test-water-
earth-day
http://www.earthday.org/campaign/earth-day-india