monsoon
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Even where rainfall was nearer to average, the rain did not fall continuously as is typical during the monsoon, instead flipping between long dry spells and extreme rainfall.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Pressures have built up due to the overhang of an uneven and sub-par monsoon, drought conditions in parts of the country, and elevated oil prices,” DBS economists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Central American countries are already grappling with drought, while Asian nations are experiencing severe disruptions to monsoon rains, resulting in damage to crops in both regions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Work is scarce in the monsoon, and although a small primary health centre is just 5km away, he had never been there.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The sky is black and echoes with the thunder of monsoon storms.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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But lower profit margins, the agricultural impact of monsoons and a possible consolidation in public spending could eventually moderate GDP growth, they added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
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
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
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
And he had blood-red nails and a brown leaf on his back that made the monsoons come on time.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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