wet monsoon

wet monsoon

n.
A monsoon.
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The desert region had been faced with a terrible drought over the past few years but a few spells of unexpected downpour - thoAugh insufficient - in June and July rekindled Tharis' hope for a long wet monsoon this year.
We grow rice because during the wet monsoon season, the valleys and plains are partially flooded and will only support semi-aquatic plants like rice.
A tireless champion of modern Filipino architecture, Manosa drew inspiration from the 'bahay kubo' and the 'bahay na bato' whose design he found eminently suited to the harsh summers and wet monsoon seasons of the tropics.
One billion people are looking skyward, counting on the wet monsoon season to bring rainfall.
India has experienced deadly and severe droughts in the past but at present, especially after two consecutive years, Indian farmers are desperately looking to a wet monsoon in 2016.
Bangladesh is affected by severe tornadoes and storms from March to mid-May ahead of the four-month-long wet monsoon season.
Remmers chose Mowilith pure acrylic emulsion to ensure the coating's ability to withstand the severe weather of the region, especially during the extremely wet monsoon season.
The number of malaria vectors was highest during wet monsoon season than in dry winter months except An.
In December, the wet monsoon season starts, when the area receives 75% of its entire annual rainfall, and the many resulting shallow pools attract many migratory birds that come to feed and overwinter.
Essentially, sheets of reddish bark are removed from trees during the wet monsoon season.
Manosa drew his inspiration from the bahay kubo and the bahay na bato-the traditional Filipino houses-finding their design eminently suited to the harsh summers and wet monsoon seasons of the tropics.