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  2. Monsoon of South Asia - Wikipedia

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    The long-term average has been 899 millimeters of precipitation. [1] However, the monsoon varies over the Indian subcontinent within a ±20% range. Rains that exceed 10% typically lead to major floods, while a 10% shortfall is a significant drought. [2] The Monsoon of South Asia is among several geographically distributed global monsoons.

  3. 2024–2025 floods in Southeast Asia and South Asia - Wikipedia

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    Southeast Asia's traditional wet season, which typically spans October through March, is driven by the Australian-Indonesian monsoon (AIM) system. This meteorological phenomenon generates air currents flowing from Asia toward Australia, transporting significant moisture that results in substantial precipitation across the region.

  4. 2022 South Asian floods - Wikipedia

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    From January to October 2022, excessive rainfall and widespread monsoon flooding occurred in the South Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It has become the region's deadliest floods since 2020, with over 4,700 people dead.

  5. Relentless monsoon rainfall produces deadly flooding in ... - AOL

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    Heavy rainfall triggered severe flash flooding in the south Asian nations of Bhutan and Nepal this week, killing 11 and leaving an additional 25 missing. Heavy monsoon rainfall that arrived over ...

  6. India's monsoon overcomes delay, set to cover country on time

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    India has received 19% less rainfall since June 1, IMD data showed, as the monsoon's progress had stalled, with almost the entire country except for a few southern states experiencing shortfalls ...

  7. 2023 South Asian floods - Wikipedia

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    Monsoons hit South Asia every year, mostly between June and September. Every year, floods affect the Indian subcontinent, collapsing buildings and causing landslides. Climate change in South Asia has exacerbated these storms. [1]

  8. List of countries by average annual precipitation - Wikipedia

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    Countries by average annual precipitation. This is a list of countries by average annual precipitation. List. Per the World Bank ... Asia 144 South Africa: 495:

  9. 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.