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Extreme weather boosts poverty in Sri Lanka - report

2013-04-08 02:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AlertNet: Without fail, Somadasa Gamage has prayed for one thing every year before he plants his crops. "Rain,' says the 47-year-old vegetable farmer, who has farmed for three and a half decades in Sri Lanka's remote south eastern Tanamalvilla area, a dry area where rain can be frustratingly scarce. Last year, for almost six months, Gamage did not plant any crops because a severe drought had dried out the river from which he draws water. When the drought ended, Gamage was relieved -- but not for long....

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