Much of my adolescence was spent in Kandy, a city built around a lake, set amid the lush tea plantations of the hill country.
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Eranda Jayawickreme,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
The fire trend is linked to the proliferation of nonnative and highly flammable grasses, particularly on fallowed landscapes once used for sugar and pineapple plantations.
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