Where is the World’s wildest weather?

Here’s a link that shows how wild the weather can get around the world:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7219588.stm
The Severe Weather Information Centre is part of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which is a UN office for weather:
http://severe.worldweather.org/

How do tornadoes form?

A great little animation that shows how tornadoes happen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5328524.stm

Cyclone Gene lashes Fiji - 29-1-2008: Who was affected?

A Cyclone has made landfall on Fiji:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7215058.stm

Tata Motors launches “World’s cheapest car”: what will it mean for India’s people?

Tata motors have created a small car for ~£1,200. It will make motoring affordable for hundreds of thousands more people in India, but might there be unintended consequences?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7180396.stm#details

Toyota in the UK: Why Burnaston?

This is Toyota’s UK website, which explains some of the reasons why they chose to locate their factory in Derbyshre:
http://www.toyotauk.com/main/Index.jsp

How does Mount Etna erupt?

This is a great resource for exploring the volcanism of Mount Etna, Siciliy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,,527804,00.html

Resources for all?

The World Resources Institute (WRI) website contains lots of information about issues surrounding population, the environment and resource management:
http://www.wri.org/

Where can I find useful information on global population policy issues?

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) invetigates all aspects of population, resources and development:
http://www.unfpa.org/
The optimum population Trust (OPT) aims to discover what level of population can be sustained by the planet and find ways of reaching that target:
http://www.optimumpopulation.org/
The Population Institute is an organisation looking to find ways to reduce global population:
http://www.populationinstitute.org/ 
The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)  [...]

Does the world “lack the will” to prevent natural disasters?

The UK Parliament’s International Development Committee certainly thinks so:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6107872.stm

Modern Coastal Management: how is the coast of Southeast England managed today?

This link will take you to a document outlining several recent coastal mamgement projects in southeast England:
http://www.se-coastalgroup.org.uk/assets/pdfs/Coastal_conference_abstracts.pdf