Due to lightning and lightning related shocks, in Sri Lanka, over 50 deaths per year are reported (Sri Lanka Meteorology Department, 2007). Properties worth more than 2.5 million USD are damaged in the power, communication ...

Global climate change effects are felt in recent days in Jaffna district in Sri Lanka; It is observed by the scholars and researchers .Temperature variation also one of the effects of the global climate changes. It is ...

Understanding the behavior of the climatic parameters of a geographical area is a prerequisite for any effort towards developing the agriculture sector. Influence of stochastic and seasonal elements driving climatic ...

Sri Lanka, has been considered as one of the biologoically vital hotspots in the world and where number of places have already been declared as environmentally sensitive.“Ussangoda”,the place comparatively small, but ...

Turtle habitats were widely spred some decades ago in the Kosgoda area due to some favouring factors of the environment. At present, turtle resource is decreasing very rapidly both in global and local scales. However, ...

Dediyagala is a tropical rain forest, located in southern Sri Lanka, between 6°.8-6°.12(N) and 80°.23-80°.28(E) It is rich in biodiversity. Many families live with the help of this rain forest. They have exploited some ...

Among the issues in Sri Lanka today, the human-elephant conflict is a major problem that affects on the environmental, social, economic and agricultural sectors. Howeve, there can not be identified any sustainable ...

Land erosion in Riparian areas is a main problem in Sri Lanka. Intensity of this environmental problem increases day by day in response to high population growth and development activities. This study area is located ...

Water resource is essential for all forms of life. Pollution of the river water is one of the main problems associate with water resources in Sri Lanka. The Rawan Oya (RO) is known as a polluted river which origins ...

One of the basic supportive resources for the economic and social development of mankind has been the availability of water resources. Due to increasing water demand on one side, and scarcity on the other, water resources ...