Extreme heat waves that previously only struck once every 50 years are now expected to happen once per decade because of global warming, while downpours and droughts have also become more frequent, a UN climate science report said on Monday.
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The Department of Meteorology said that the sun is expected to be directly over Sri Lanka from April 5 to April 14, as a result of its apparent northward relative motion.
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June 16 (AP) - Earth's temperature spiked to tie a record high for May, US meteorologists reported Friday. Last month the global average temperature was 60.3 degrees (15.7 degrees Celsius), tying 2016 for the hottest May in 141 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That's 1.7 degrees (nearly 1 degree Celsius) higher than the 20th ...
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March 20 (Daily Mirror) - While issuing an ‘Extreme Caution’ hot weather advisory for nine districts, the Meteorology Department said the temperature felt on the human body could be expected to increase up to ‘Extreme Caution’ level. Accordingly, the extreme caution was issued to Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Gampaha, Colombo and Moneragala. Trincomalee, Polonnaruwa, Kegalle, Kalutara, Ratnapura, Galle, Matara ...
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