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Volunteers distribute drinking water to people impacted by drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Pathmini Ariyadasa walks with her daughter through her drought hit eggplant field in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) is this eggplant

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Pathmini Ariyadasa removes a container from her drought hit vegetable field in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Ceylon spotted deer drink from a water hole that has shrunk due to a drought in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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A water tanker fills a pond for animals during a drought in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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A wild elephant roams as safari jeeps carrying tourists approach in Yala National Park in Yala, Sri Lanka, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Hemapala Mallika fills a pot with water she drew from a depleted well due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Vidanaarachchige Wimalasuriya sits under a tree in his paddy field, where his crops failed weeks ago due to drought in Medirigiriya, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

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Colorado rancher Kathryn Bedell talks about the impact of droughts on her business as activists gather at the Supreme Court for a case about whether oil and gas companies should help pay for damage caused by disasters linked to climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)