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Recent Examples of monsoon
The impact is already being felt across various regions, from a delayed start to the Indian monsoon to a temporary halt to Peru’s fishing season.
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Bloomberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Today the southern part of the Sahara receives summer rain driven by the West African monsoon, but these rains do not penetrate the desert very far.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Although the warming climate does not cause El Niño events, scientists say, warmer temperatures generally can exacerbate extreme weather, making monsoon storms wetter and heatwaves even hotter.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The India film is unlikely to shoot this year due to the monsoon season, which runs through September.
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Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Bloomberg,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
Today the southern part of the Sahara receives summer rain driven by the West African monsoon, but these rains do not penetrate the desert very far.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
Although the warming climate does not cause El Niño events, scientists say, warmer temperatures generally can exacerbate extreme weather, making monsoon storms wetter and heatwaves even hotter.
—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
The India film is unlikely to shoot this year due to the monsoon season, which runs through September.
—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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The increase in tropical moisture will also bring a minor risk of localized flooding, especially across parts of Miami-Dade and Broward counties, where isolated heavy downpours could develop.
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Lightning and downpours caused Centeroo to close for hours during the afternoon, canceling acts including Trombone Shorty, Blondshell and Aly & AJ, who expressed disappointment after having their Bonnaroo set nixed by weather for the second year in a row.
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The shooting was one of the largest news events in Australian media history, and in the deluge of letters to the editor and in radio interviews, support for reforms was almost universal.
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To avoid a deluge of applications from every theater in America, Cockrum decided to make grants by invitation.
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Eagle avoided the brunt of the storm as the crew navigated toward open ocean.
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Local Idaho agencies have spent days addressing storm damage caused by a low-pressure system from the Gulf of Alaska that brought winds over 50 mph, lightning, hail and more than an inch of rain to some areas.
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The storm, which hit the New York area in October, 2012, unlocked billions of dollars in resilience spending, with hurricanes, rather than heat waves or cloudbursts, as the focus.
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Higher temperatures allow the air to hold more moisture, and extreme rainfall events called cloudbursts are occurring more frequently.
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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