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Recent Examples of monsoon
In Argentina, particularly in Mendoza where over 75% of the country's wine-producing vines are grown, the climate is Continental monsoon, semi-desert, with no more than 250 mm annual rainfall.
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John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
After an abnormally dry monsoon, Arizona's soils and vegetation are drier.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
From brown to green Between July and September every year, rainfall north of the equator in Africa increases due to monsoon season.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
This year, the end of El Niño giving way to a developing La Niña event in the equatorial eastern Pacific, near-record warm ocean temperatures across much of the Atlantic Basin, and above-average African monsoon activity were all primary reasons for this forecast.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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John Mariani, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
After an abnormally dry monsoon, Arizona's soils and vegetation are drier.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
From brown to green Between July and September every year, rainfall north of the equator in Africa increases due to monsoon season.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 27 Sep. 2024
This year, the end of El Niño giving way to a developing La Niña event in the equatorial eastern Pacific, near-record warm ocean temperatures across much of the Atlantic Basin, and above-average African monsoon activity were all primary reasons for this forecast.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsoon
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Just because the climate is warming overall doesn't mean there won't be big swings in either direction, including cold fronts and snow storms in typically warm places or drought conditions in typically wet places and torrential downpours in normally dry climates, the experts said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Previous theories have suggested a range of hidden properties of the two planets, including that these distant ice giants may hide downpours of diamonds.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
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Weather alerts were spread across multiple states in the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon as an atmospheric river and bomb cyclone ushered in strong winds and a deluge of rain.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Higher demand should, barring a deluge of excessive supply, lead to favorable prices of the commodity, benefitting companies like Coterra that produce it.Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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West Michigan along Lake Michigan is under a winter storm warning until 7 p.m. Thursday.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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The storm caused record damage in the state, estimated at more than $50 billion, and killed more than 100 people.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 11 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 18 Dec. 2024.
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