Srilanka, Dec. 26 -- Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi from the University of Western Australia has emphasised the urgent need for a systematic program to educate the public on immediate actions to take during extreme weather.

Speaking in a Zoom interview with Hiru News, he warned that the severe conditions experienced last November could recur in the future.

He explained that while low-pressure systems typically form in the November-December period each year, the recent catastrophic weather was the result of two low-pressure systems merging, which intensified the impact significantly.

Professor Pattiaratchi is a pioneering figure in the field of marine science and disaster mitigation:

He was instrumental in developing Sri Lanka's Tsuna...