Is a monsoon like a hurricane?

A monsoon is not a storm like a hurricane or a summer thunderstorm, but a much larger pattern of winds and rain that spans a large geographic area like a continent, or even the entire globe. Weather and climate are very different in the tropics and mid-latitudes, and it is not just a matter of the tropics being warmer.



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The southwest monsoon is generally expected to begin around the beginning of June and fade away by the end of September. The moisture-laden winds on reaching the southernmost point of the Indian Peninsula, due to its topography, become divided into two parts: the Arabian Sea Branch and the Bay of Bengal Branch.

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