CLIMATE OF INDIA
GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE
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Winds blow into India from the Indian Ocean bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible flooding.
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Winds blow into India from the Indian Ocean which forces moisture out of India and creates warm, dry winters.
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Winds blow into India from the mountains bringing heavy rains that can cause terrible flooding.
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Winds blow down from the mountains which forces moisture out of India and creates warm, dry winters.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The summer monsoon is associated with heavy rainfall. It usually happens between April and September. As winter ends, warm, moist air from the southwest Indian Ocean blows toward countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. The summer monsoon brings a humid climate and torrential rainfall to these areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: When axis of rainfall shifts closer to Himalayas, there are large dry spells in the plains and widespread rain occurs in the mountainous catchment areas of Himalayan rivers. These heavy rains bring devastating floods causing damage to life and property in the plains.
Detailed explanation-3: -The monsoons are spread over a short period during the year and often bring a concentrated volume of rain, which cannot be absorbed by the earth and finds outlet only in the form of streams that join up with our major river systems.
Detailed explanation-4: -La Nina causes drought in the South American countries of Peru and Ecuador, heavy floods in Australia, high temperatures in Western Pacific, Indian Ocean, off the Somalian coast and a comparatively better monsoon rains in India.