monsoon
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But El Niño can have much further reaching implications too, and can be associated with a weaker monsoon in India and flooding winter rainfall in the south-west US.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
This contrast points to the importance of regional influences, including strong monsoon winds, ocean circulation patterns, and water exchange from nearby seas.
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2026
And should those monsoon clouds descend while you’re roaming the lush banana groves of Queen Sirikit Botanical Garden, I promise you won’t mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
While the annual monsoon season often brings heavy rain to Indonesia, this month's deluge was among the worst disasters to strike Sumatra since a magnitude-9.1 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in 2004.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
But by early June the southwest monsoon breaks and there are three months of wind and water with short spells of sharp, glittering sunshine that thrilled children snatch to play with.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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