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World updates

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In The News

Olympic Games - 2004 (193 KB)

Climate - Olympic Games 2004 (68 KB)

The route of the Olympic torch (48 KB)

AIDS update (48 KB)

The Three Gorges Dam (180 KB)

Tiger census in the Ganges delta (100 KB)

Wind power in Victoria (80 KB)

The Human World

AIDS update (48 KB)

An Unequal World 1 (98 KB)

Antarctica (127 KB)

Australian Tourism (134 KB)

Australia's Dilemma - Refugees or Illegal Immigrants? (242 KB)

Australia's Population -
Census 2001 Results (236 KB)

Cities – Mexico City (124 KB)

East Timor – a new nation (120 KB)

East Timor Crisis (182 KB)

Fiji – A Nation in Crisis (228 KB)

The Political World (46 KB)

The route of the Olympic torch (48 KB)

The Three Gorges Dam (180 KB)

The World's Refugee Crisis (453 KB)

War in Yugoslavia (264 KB)

Wind power in Victoria (80 KB)

World Population (45 KB)

The Physical World

Climate - Olympic Games 2004 (68 KB)

Cyclones – Steve (81 KB)

Deserts (120 KB)

Earthquakes – Kobe (496 KB)

Earthquakes – India (350 KB)

Earthquakes – Sumatra (417 KB)

Earthquakes – Turkey (505 KB)

Floods in China (422 KB)

Floods in Europe (439 KB)

Floods – India (126 KB)

Floods – Mozambique (117 KB)

Floods – New South Wales (134 KB)

Glaciers – Mt Tasman (67 KB)

Lake Eyre (78 KB)

Landslides in Indonesia (135 KB)

Mountains – Mt Everest (81 KB)

Olympic Games - 2004 (193 KB)

Tornado Alley (420 KB)

Tornadoes – Texas (107 KB)

Tornadoes in the USA (101 KB)

Tsunamis – Aitape (331 KB)

Typhoon – Taiwan (111 KB)

Volcanoes – Mt Etna (119 KB)

Volcanoes – Mt Mayon (72 KB)

Volcanoes – Mt Ruapehu (256 KB)

Wildfires – USA (120 KB)

Links to major news sites

BBC News (World)

CNN.com (World)

News.com.au (Australia)

Conservation and Management

Australia's Endangered Species (86 KB)

Bushfires (137 KB)

Deforestation (87 KB)

Introduced Species (79 KB)

Kakadu National Park (131 KB)

Tiger census in the Ganges delta (100 KB)

World Heritage in Australia (82 KB)

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