Monsoon

monsoon

Seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea

A monsoon is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscillation of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, specifically between its limits to the north and south of the equator.

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Southwest monsoon floods ravage Luzon

Southwest monsoon floods ravage Luzon Record monsoon rains have flooded northern Luzon, prompting a multi‑province calamity declaration.