monsoon
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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
Millions of farmers rely on seasonal monsoon rains to sow their crops and a shortfall or delay significantly affects their output.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
She had never hiked up a snow-capped mountain with a bedroll strapped to her back, or pitched a tent in a monsoon, or gathered wood for a campfire over which to prepare her morning tea.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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
Google’s broader weather tracking efforts encompass everything from wildfires to monsoons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Ocean-derived moisture can travel across continents within large weather systems including atmospheric rivers, monsoons and tropical storms.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 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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