monsoon

WORD MONSOON COMES FROM ARABIC WORD MAUSIM



SOUTH WEST MONSOON FIRST BREAKS IN ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS

CYCLONE PRONE COAST IN INDIA-----COROMANDEL COAST

RAIN SHADOW REGION----PUNE










north west ,monsoon



south east monsoon max rainfall received by nagpur among chennai, hyderabad


CYCLONIC DEPRESSIONS THAT ORIGINATE OVER MEDITERRANEAN SEA TO NORTH WEST OF INDIA ARE CALLED -----WESTERN DISTURBANCES

PUNJAB GETS RAINFALL IN WINTER DUE TO CYCLONE TRAVELLING FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN  SEA








India declares drought as El Nino appears
 India sees its first drought in last three years due to deficient Monsoon rains
 As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) the El Nino weather pattern may reduce rains again in the second
half of the June to September season.
 India last suffered a drought in 2009, which forced it to import sugar that pushed global prices higher.
 This time global grain prices are towering as the United States is also going the worst drought in the country in a
half a century.
 Monsoon rains are considered deficient if they fall below 90% of a 50-year average.
 The monsoon is crucial for around 55 % of farmlands that do not have irrigation.
Impact on Gold and Silver:
 India is one of the top consumers of precious metals. The deficient monsoon this year can impact rural incomes
and may slash the demd for gold and silver.