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Displaying 3 of about 3 results… position, on the beach). Sandy beaches exhibited limited wave-induced erosion. Erosional impacts mainly included the … North Island, which is affected by chronic beach erosion, wave attack, compounded by the strong winds, triggered … from the beach crest to inner areas allowed widespread wave intrusion that caused sediment deposition. On North …
… of weather- related events are expected to increase, with heat waves, drought, flooding, cyclones and wildfires …
In the month of May 2016, parts of Sri Lanka were hit by the heaviest recorded rainfall in more than 18 years, which caused severe floods in 24 districts and also horrific landslides, one of which was the worst recorded in our country. The floods and landslides resulted in the loss of at least 93 lives and affected almost half a million people. The disa…