1. Global warming is causing rising average temperatures around the world since the mid-20th century. Many extreme weather events like hurricanes have increased in intensity and global sea levels could rise significantly if warming continues. However, awareness and action on this issue has been slow. 2. Kim Jong-il passed away in North Korea, leaving his son Kim Jong-un to take power. North Korea maintains a large military force and has successfully tested nuclear weapons. 3. An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico started in April 2010 after an offshore drilling rig exploded, releasing millions of gallons of oil into the gulf over several weeks despite efforts to contain it. The spill impacted hundreds of species of wildlife and coastal communities

1. Top Six Current Issues of 2010

2. 1. Global Warming

3. Globalwarming

4. "Global warming is a phrase which is most often used to refer to the increase in the average temperature of Earth 's biosphere - its near-surface atmosphere and oceans - since the mid- 20th century , and its projected continuation." -Wikipedia

7. "In 2007-2008 Gallup Polls surveyed 127 countries ... over a third of the worlds population was unawre of global warming."

14. That was in 1958...

15. ....The same principals still hold true....

16. ....why has it taken us so long to act?

17. 2. Kim Jung IL

33. 3. Oil Spill

35. Starts in a remote area of the ocean

37. Then spreads...

39. "On April 20th , an explosion on the Deepwater hnorizon left 17 workers injured and 11 missing and presumed dead....Oil is spilling from a well of 5,000 feet below sea level discharging 200,000 gallons of crude oil a day according to the official estimate. It is estimated that more than 6 million gallons of crude oil have spewed into the gulf so far."

44. Oil is spilling from a well of 5,000 feet below sea level discharging 200,000 gallons of crude oil a day according to the official estimate. It is estimated that more than 6 million gallons of crude oil have spewed into the gulf so far."

48. President Obama is becoming more and more tense that the spill has yet to be fully contained. Considering it started over seven weeks ago, his stree is understandable"

51. "Plug the dam* hole" ~ President Obama

53. "Over 600 species have been affected...

55. Including Humans."

58. 4.DRUG WAR!

62. "The State Department estimates that 90% of cocaine entering the United States comes from mexico, being the main cocaine producer and that estimates drug sale earnings range from $13.6 billion to $48.4 billion annually"

63. 283 people died so far this year, more than double from last year in the same time period

64. "The vast majority of drug war victims are linked to the underworld. About a tenth are law enforcement officials and a small number of civilians."

68. "Drug cartels in Mexico control approximately 70% of the foreign narcotics that flow into the United States"

70. "Mexico, a major drug producing and transit country, is the main foreign supplier of cannabis and a major supplier of methamphetamine to the United States"

73. 5. GREEK PROTEST

82. 6.Immigration