Aceh at 10 – A look Back at the Response
A decade after the Indian Ocean tsunami devastated Aceh, the isolated tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on the morning of 24 December 2004, IRIN looks at the unprecedented aid response, its impact, and how local people continue to be affected.
Temperature Rising Faster in Finland than Anywhere Else
Temperatures in Finland rose almost twice as fast as in the rest of the world over the past 166 years, supporting claims global warming hits higher altitudes hardest.
Great Barrier Reef at Risk from Rushed Sediment Dumping Plan at Abbot Point
A plan to dump dredged sediment onto a sensitive wetlands area beside the Great Barrier Reef near Abbot Point would lead to much more slurry being pumped into the waters of the reef than officially estimated, a report has warned.