July temperatures are favored to be in the warmest third of the recent climate record for much of the U.S. In the drought-stricken Southwest, the odds of well below average precipitation are higher than the odds of an average or wetter-than-average July.
Smog descends on India and Pakistan in mid-November 2017
November 15, 2017
Monsoon causes deadly flash flood in Arizona
July 20, 2017
A not so rainy season: Drought in southern Africa in January 2016
February 17, 2016
Southeastern Africa’s monsoon goes from dry to deluge
February 12, 2015
Southeastern Africa's topsy-turvy monsoon
February 11, 2015
For Malaysia and Thailand, monsoon plus MJO equals disaster
January 29, 2015
Devastating monsoon flooding from Sri Lanka to northwest Australia
January 23, 2015
Near the Earth’s equator, solar heating is intense year round. Converging trade winds and abundant water vapor all combine to produce a persistent belt of daily showers known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone.
In May and June each year, speculation about the coming of the monsoon fills newspapers and conversations across India. Everyone is concerned about if, when, and how much rain will arrive. But none have more at stake than India’s over 100 million farming households.