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  2. Monsoon - Wikipedia

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    A monsoon (/ m ɒ n ˈ s uː n /) is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation [1] but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

  3. List of severe weather phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Cloud. Cumulonimbus cloud; Arcus cloud; Downburst. Microburst; Heat burst; Derecho; Lightning. Volcanic lightning; Thunderstorm. Air-mass thunderstorm; Thundersnow

  4. Wet season - Wikipedia

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    The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. [1] Generally, the season lasts at least one month. [2] The term green season is also sometimes used as a euphemism by tourist authorities. [3]

  5. What is a monsoon? Here’s the definition as ... - AOL

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    Monsoon is a season when summer rain is more prevalent, usually from mid-June to September. Here's what causes the drenching storms.

  6. List of local winds - Wikipedia

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    Buran (a wind which blows across eastern Asia. It is also known as Purga when over the tundra); Karakaze (strong cold mountain wind from Gunma Prefecture in Japan); East Asian Monsoon, known in China and Taiwan as meiyu (梅雨), in Korea as jangma (), and in Japan as tsuyu (梅雨) when advancing northwards in the spring and shurin (秋霖) when retreating southwards in autumn.

  7. Monsoon (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Monsoon, by Wilbur Smith; Apollo Monsoon, a Hungarian ultralight trike aircraft; Monsoon Group, a German U-boat force during World War II; Monsoon (photographs), a series of photographs taken by Brian Brake in India in 1960; Mil Mi-35 (Monsoon), a Russian attack helicopter; Monsoon, a combat robot in BattleBots season 8 and season 9

  8. Monsoon of South Asia - Wikipedia

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    This is the southwest monsoon. The reverse happens during the winter, when the land is colder than the sea, establishing a pressure gradient from land to sea. This causes the winds to blow over the Indian subcontinent toward the Indian Ocean in a northeasterly direction, causing the northeast monsoon. Because the southwest monsoon flows from ...

  9. Seasonal tropical forest - Wikipedia

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    Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon [1] forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season.