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Monsoon = Seasonal change in atmospheric circulation and precipitation // Cambio estacional en la circulación atmosférica y la precipitación
July is the start of monsoon season in the Southwest USA – Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah. The season runs through September as the Mojave Desert receives occasional splattering of rain. Microbursts are common.
Also see: Nonsoon (lack of a monsoon)
Events: Monsooncon
monsooncon.org
Questions // Preguntas
- How are monsoons similar and different around the world? // ¿En qué se parecen y en qué se diferencian los monzones en todo el mundo?
- How do you translate ‘monsoon’ in other languages? // ¿Cómo se traduce ‘monzón’ en otros idiomas?
- Why is Hurricane Season longer than Monsoon season? // ¿Por qué la temporada de huracanes es más larga que la temporada de monzones?
Wikipedia: Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea. The term was first used in English in British India (now India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) and neighbouring countries to refer to the big seasonal winds blowing from the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea in the southwest bringing heavy rainfall to the area. The south-west monsoon winds are called ‘Nairutya Maarut’ in India.
Elsewhere on the Web
Monsoon Season – U.S. National Park Service
Wikipedia
Monsoon
Planeta.com