The document summarizes six current issues from 2010: 1) Global warming and the impacts of rising temperatures such as more intense hurricanes. 2) The death of Kim Jong Il and the military power of North Korea, including their nuclear capabilities. 3) The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which released over 6 million gallons of oil. 4) The drug war in Mexico, with Mexican cartels controlling much of the drug flow to the United States. 5) Protests in Greece over the country's financial issues. 6) Immigration as a political issue.