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January 19, 2011
WEATHER REPORT
Sri Lanka could face more extreme weather
Colombo, Sri Lanka (UPI) Jan 18, 2011
Extreme weather changes could follow the floods in Sri Lanka, an expert warned. More than 1 million people have been affected by the flooding, triggered by unusually heavy monsoon rains in the last two weeks. "Global weather patterns are changing, we should be prepared for extreme changes," said Gunavi Samarasinghe, director of Sri Lanka's Meteorological Department, Inter Press Service News reports. Although the country has been hit by severe flash floods three times since May, ma ... read more

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