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Monsoons: When Winds Rewrite the Calendar
季风：风如何重写日历
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Monsoon seasons shape life across South and Southeast Asia, bringing up to 90% of annual rainfall in just a few months.
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These winds reverse direction twice yearly due to temperature differences between land and ocean surfaces.
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Farmers in India time planting and harvesting around monsoon onset, which varies by only about five days on average.
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Urban flooding in Dhaka or Mumbai often results not from rain intensity alone, but from poor drainage and rapid land-use change.
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Climate models suggest monsoon onset may delay slightly this century, while rainfall extremes become more frequent.
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In Myanmar, traditional rice varieties grown before the monsoon still thrive in flood-prone delta areas today.
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The Arabian Sea branch brings moisture to Pakistan’s Indus Valley, supporting wheat and cotton farming despite arid conditions.
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Meteorologists now use satellite data and AI to improve monsoon forecasts, helping governments prepare for droughts or floods.