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monsoon

[mon-soon] / mɒnˈsun /






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California’s first storms of the monsoon season are expected to arrive this weekend, raising concerns about heightened wildfire risk.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

During La Niña, warmer waters remain farther west, strengthening monsoon rains across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

The monsoon season continues until September, leaving time for rainfall to recover and farmers to make up some of the delayed sowing.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

It typically contributes about one-third of the rainfall received during the four-month monsoon and coincides with the peak sowing period for most monsoon crops.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

The monsoon storm of rage that just burst out of me starts to weaken.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman

Its effects can include drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and more tropical storms and typhoons in the Pacific.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

As the monsoon monsoons, our lights and cameras are hastily scooped up and moved into the beautiful Victorian kitchen of nearby Kenwood House.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

The tech company has been helping farmers in India monitor the threat of monsoons through its open-source AI model to provide granular forecasting data.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 12, 2026

SAI efforts concentrated near the poles, for example, could disrupt tropical monsoons, while releases near the equator might alter jet streams and interfere with global air circulation.

From Science Daily Oct. 21, 2025

And he had blood-red nails and a brown leaf on his back that made the monsoons come on time.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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