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季风：风如何重写日历

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