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Governments brace for historic El Nino impacts on global weather extremes

Low Severity Asia Sri Lanka
Date Occurred Aug 20, 2026 14:45 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Aug 20, 2026
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Sri Lanka earmarks $14m to fight severe drought, offering families 75 litres of water every two-three days.

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Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka
Region Asia
Capital Colombo
Population 599,821
GDP / Capita $3700.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #25240
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Aug 20, 2026
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