Question

Role of ocean and upper atmosphere in monsoon global connection

Answer 1

Keralites call it “ Idavapathy,” the rains that come in the middle of the Malayalam month of “ Idavam.” It marks the arrival of the South-West monsoon in India, the end of a long, hot summer and the start of a four-month season that provides well over three-quarters of the rain that this country receives each year. Once the monsoon sets in, its changing moods, be it the torrential downpours or maddening lulls, are closely watched, endlessly discussed and fretted over.