It is announced that people will be asked to commit to a 7-point pledge on global warming during the July 7 Live Earth concerts. //liveearth.org/?p=101 (Live Earth)
In the aftermath of Greece's worst heatwave in a century, at least 11 people are reported dead from heatstroke, approximately 200 wildfires break out nationwide, and the country's electricity grid nearly collapses due to record breaking demand.
UNESCO designates 22 new World Heritage Sites, including the Sydney Opera House Canada's Rideau Canal Japan's Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Turkmenistan's Parthian Fortresses of Nisa India's Red Fort complexes the Lope-Okanda Landscape of Gabon the Richtersveld desert of South Africa the rock carvings of Twyfelfontein in Namibia the fortified tower houses of Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China Teide National Park in the Canary Islands, Spain the ancient beech forests of Central Europe Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bordeaux and the Port de la Lune in France the Old Town of Corfu in Greece and the Palace of Galerius in Gamzigrad-Romuliana in Serbia. //www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070628.wunesco0628/BNStory/Front (The Globe and Mail) //whc.unesco.org/en/news/365 UNESCO press-release
