1
: a periodic wind especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the season of the southwest monsoon in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon
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floods caused by summer monsoons
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The monsoon was also sporadic, providing little rainfall to alleviate temperatures.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Scientists attribute these changes to the state’s sporadic monsoons, long-term drought and the larger effects of climate change caused by atmospheric warming.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Tim Holiday reveling the arrival of the first monsoon storm of the season.
—Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
This could lead to wetter overall monsoons and more devastating flooding like this season.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Scientists attribute these changes to the state’s sporadic monsoons, long-term drought and the larger effects of climate change caused by atmospheric warming.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Tim Holiday reveling the arrival of the first monsoon storm of the season.
—Photographs & Text By Elliot Ross For Time, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
This could lead to wetter overall monsoons and more devastating flooding like this season.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Monsoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monsoon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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monsoon
noun
mon·soon
män-ˈsün 
1
: a periodic wind in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia
2
: the rainy season that accompanies the southwest monsoon
3
: rainfall that is associated with the monsoon season
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