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POPSIn Indonesia, life plays out in the shadow of fiery peaks "Death by volcano takes many forms: searing lava, suffocating mud, or the tsunamis that often follow an eruption. In 1883, Mount Krakatau (often misspelled as Krakatoa), located off Java's coast, triggered a tsunami that claimed more than 36,000 lives. The name became a metaphor for a catastrophic natural disaster."
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POPSNuclear reactor plan on shaky ground Indonesia shouldn't be able to get the uranium from Australia. Therefore, Russia will happily put the area in danger. Then the Indonesians will become a threat and have to be invaded (because they will have invaded East Timor for the oil.
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POPSAcid seas may kill coral reefs in 50 years Coral are sensitive to the acidity of the water, and this is compounded by sensitivity to temperature and light. Coral generally spawn en masse, on one particular moonlit night a year. Another thing that is significant is the number of species that are found only in live coral reefs will likely go the same way as the coral