A study tracking monsoon shifts from the mid-20th century suggested it was becoming more erratic. Read more at straitstimes.com.
after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with"8 weeks of non-stop torrents".
It occurs when summer heat warms the landmass of the sub-continent, causing the air to rise and sucking in cooler Indian Ocean winds which then produce enormous volumes of rain.and therefore for the livelihoods of millions of farmers and for food security in the poor region of around two billion people.
This year, for example, while Pakistan has seen a deluge, eastern and northeastern India reportedly had the lowest amounts of July rainfall in 122 years.Fluctuations are caused by changes in global atmospheric and oceanic conditions, such as the El Nino effect in the Pacific and a phenomenon called the Equatorial Indian Ocean Oscillation only discovered in 2002.
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