Flooding in Queensland, Australia (January)

In Depth coverage from:

1. •the Australian  |  ABC News
   

2. •Economic Impact of Queensland Floods
   

3. •An 'inland tsunami' [video]
   

4. •Wikipedia Background & Summary
   

5. •How La Nina triggered floods
   

6. •Barrier reef braces for impact
   
   

Flooding in Brazil (January)

1. •More than 500 die in Brazil flood
   
   

Haiti - One Year Later (February)

1. •Special report: Rebuilding Haiti
   

2. •Disaster in Haiti: One year later
   
   

New Zealand Earthquake

1. •USGS Site for M6.3 earthquake
   

2. •NZ Herald article
   

3. •Earthquake Incident viewer [Interactive map]
   

World Hits 7 billion in Population

1. •Seven billion and counting
   

2. •Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges
   
   

South Sudan – A new country! (July)

1. •South Sudan votes for secession
   

2. •BBC Special Report
   

3. •Energy and Politics in Sudan
   

4. •Sudan: One country or two?
   
   

Tunisia’s Revolution

1. •The Geopolitical Repercussions of the Tunisian Jasmine Revolution [PDF]
   
   

Egypt’s Revolution

1. •Special Reports:  BBC  | 
   

2. •Fall of Mubarak: Special report
   

3. •Analysis: Why Egypt matters
   

4. •Country-by-country Interactive map
   
   

Libya’s Revolution

1. •Special Reports:  BBC  | 
   

2. •Libya in maps
   

3. •What next? How might Libya look under a different leader?