When do monsoons occur?

A monsoon is a season of very heavy rain falling is tropical countries. Monsoons are most common near the Equator. They occur when seasonal winds spring up carrying moist air in from the sea. Important crops such as rice depend entirely on the monsoon season to provide the right growing conditions.

If the monsoon rains fail, famine often follows. There are also some special winds called monsoon winds. These are winds that change their direction with the season. In India, the monsoons blow south as hot, dry winds in the wintertime, and blow north in the summer, bringing heavy rainfall.

Fact File:

The Aborigines believe that if a possum is left cooking by the water’s edge, a sizzling sound is produced. The noise irritates the rainbow snake, who they believe crawls underground towards the source of the noise. As it moves along, the weather turns stormy, and the monsoon rains begin.

 

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