monsoon
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Neighbouring Sri Lanka has also seen unusually heavy monsoon rains that have caused flash floods and mudslides, claiming the lives of at least eight people since Monday, according to the Disaster Management Centre.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
When the monsoon comes around from June to September, some of them head towards Pakistan's far north, home to some of the world's highest peaks, including five eight-thousanders.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
While pinning down the exact reason why these states buck the trend is difficult, Hoell hypothesized the region’s unique summer monsoon rains could alleviate the risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thousands of protesters started gathering from early Monday, defying a steady monsoon drizzle and police barricades put up on routes leading to the site.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
In August, after the retreat of the monsoon from the high Himalaya, Lopsang had returned to Everest to guide a Japanese client up the South Col and Southeast Ridge route.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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
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
The area experiences heavy rainfall, strong monsoons, and high humidity, all of which rapidly erode rock.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Scientists have also found that in a warming world, the growing interaction between westerly disturbances and monsoons is producing another unusual result.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 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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