monsoon
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The rain is from a monsoon pattern, Sullivan said, and is not related to Hurricanes Polo and Odalys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
River-straddling hydropower projects are built to handle monsoon floods, even heavy ones, but high-velocity debris flows are a different beast entirely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Extreme rainfall is intensifying: the region is warming faster than the global average, a warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, and the monsoon is delivering more rain in fewer, heavier bursts, say experts.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Trails down into the Canyon from the South Rim remained open on Monday, but staff were warning visitors of the potential dangers, with sudden squalls possible at any time during the Southwest monsoon season.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
There is also often a mood associated with a raga, such as a time of day the song should be sung, or a season of the year like monsoon season, hot season, or winter.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Wetter and longer monsoons are giving them more time to reproduce in the tropics.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This includes drought across parts of the Amazon, Indonesia and Australia, disrupted monsoons in India, and shifting rainfall throughout the tropics.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
Google’s broader weather tracking efforts encompass everything from wildfires to monsoons.
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
Cambodia’s tropical climate is dictated by the monsoons, which bring heavy rain from May to October.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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