"Arctic sea ice levels to reach record low within days The dramatic melt expected over the next week signals that global warming is having a major impact on the polar region"

"Shell spending millions of dollars on security in Nigeria, leaked data shows Internal documents reveal oil company spent $383m over three years protecting staff and installations in Niger delta region"

Hans Rosling: Religions and babies

WEALTH DISTRIBUTION IN U.S.

International website with country specific pages.

American website. National Resource Defence Council working towards protection of natural resources.

An online resource for students about water.

A website setup to look at the geopolitics of water in the Middle East.

Better World Flux was created as an entry for the World Bank Apps for Development competition. The site aims to raise awareness for the UN Millennium Development Goals by letting users visualize and share stories that are hidden in the World Bank Open Data.

allows users to create animated visualizations of development data. To use Better World Flux (no registration required) all you have to do is select a data set from the menu provided and select a country or countries from the menu provided. From there Better World Flux creates an animated data visualization for you. The visualization will change as the years on the timeline at the bottom of the visualization change. This way users can see growth and recession of a statistic over time.