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Sri Lanka: timeline of a crisis [Video]

The International Monetary Fund approved a $2.9 billion bailout deal for Sri Lanka on Monday, raising hopes for an easing of the island nation’s dire economic crisis. – September 1: Bailout deal – The IMF announces a four-year, $2.9 billion bailout package, conditional on a deal between the government and its creditors to restructure its borrowings.

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Gov. Newsoms Water Supply Strategy [Video]

Employing more efficient water conservation the state will free up 500,000 acre-feet of water to make up for water lost because of climate change. Additionally, new water captured by stormwater and desalinating ocean water and salty water in groundwater basins will be available for use. | Geared to Battle Drought, Climate Change By McKenzie Jackson, California Black Media The Golden State is doing more than just praying for rain amid the historic drought that is battering the California and the Western United States. Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan that would increase Californias water supply and combat the extreme weather patterns

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Australian town engulfed by record-breaking flood [Video]

STORY: The flood, triggered by heavy rain over the past week, is worst in the remote Gulf of Carpentaria town of Burketown, about 1,300 miles northwest of state capital Brisbane.Dan McKinlay, chief executive of the local council responsible for Burketown, said on Sunday that 97 residents had been airlifted out in the past 48 hours.Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology predicted water levels in the area would peak on Sunday. It said the flood had already topped a March 2011 record of 22.2 feet.The crisis comes after frequent flooding in Australia’s east over the last two years due to a multi-year La Nina weather event, including once-in-a-century floods that hit remote areas in the neighboring Northern Territory, in January.