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Recent Examples of monsoon
This year's monsoon was sporadic and the seventh-driest on record.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
About 60% of hurricanes form as a result of Africa’s tropical monsoon season, which draws moisture into an area called the Sahel.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
Malaysia floods prompt evacuations KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia is preparing for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe flooding that killed three people and displaced more than 90,000.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The Himalayan monsoon season ends in late September, leaving the mountains primed for skiing.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
About 60% of hurricanes form as a result of Africa’s tropical monsoon season, which draws moisture into an area called the Sahel.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024
Malaysia floods prompt evacuations KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia is preparing for its worst floods in a decade after heavier-than-expected monsoon rains caused severe flooding that killed three people and displaced more than 90,000.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
The Himalayan monsoon season ends in late September, leaving the mountains primed for skiing.
—Matt Coté, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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Torrential downpour after a dry fall A system moving in from Road Island on Wednesday brought the showers, Candice Hrencecin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, NWS, in Boston, told USA TODAY.Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The storm is expected to clear from the far northeast early Tuesday, though risks of further downpours and strong winds remain across the south of the UK until Wednesday.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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This was the year that Marvel Studios hit the pause button on its deluge of blockbuster superhero movies, after rather saturating the market in recent years.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
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Video shows aftermath of plane crash near New York A deluge of reports of drones flying unusually in the northeastern U.S. began circulating in mid-November, with more than 5,000 sightings reported as of Dec. 17.Katie Smith, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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This photo shows Hurricane Milton when the storm made its way across the state to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC).Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Countries have agreed to try to limit warming to below that level in order to avoid much more intense storms, rainfall and heat waves.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
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And with rising temperatures come rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across North America, increasing drought in the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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And with the climate’s rising temperature comes rising risks: stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic, more severe cloudbursts in storms across the continent, increasing drought on the Great Plains, larger wildfires in the West.Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monsoon. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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