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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the city sufficiently utilized green infrastructure?
It’s raining in Colombo — but don’t forget the drought in the rest of Sri Lanka
Drought mapping technology and anticipatory action plans could help to manage disaster risk and mitigate the damage. Â
TheIsland: Cheap and easily-buildable mobile weather stations being tested here
When the French scientist Dr. Yann Chemin during a visit to the southern Sri Lanka was trying to protect himself from "being cooked like...
Sri Lankan phone to forecast rain
Scientists in Sri Lanka have developed mobile weather stations to capture and transmit near real-time rainfall data.Equipped with atomic clocks for precise time and...
Sri Lanka develops cheap device to forecast rainfall
Scientists in Sri Lanka have developed mobile weather stations capable of capturing and transmitting near real-time rainfall data.
Equipped with atomic clocks for precise time...
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