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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.

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Was it luck that was on England's side, or the simple inevitability of scheduling a cricket tournament during monsoon season in Sri Lanka?

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Meteorologists say monsoon now stretches into autumn, which is traditionally mountain tourism season.

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Widespread floods from those storms and earlier monsoon rains have stirred public anger and triggered street protests.

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The police, however, said that they could not take any chances as the area was prone to landslides during the monsoon season.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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