Heavy monsoons bring rain needed for rice crops, but they can cause devastating landslides and floods. Low-lying areas must be sometimes be evacuated due to high water levels during the rainy season.
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Monsoon winds
Monsoons are seasonal winds that typically blow consistently in one direction in a region. For example, the summer monsoon in South Asia brings winds from the southwest, while the winter monsoon brings winds from the northeast.
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The advancing monsoon is called the southwest monsoon because it originates in the southwest direction, bringing moist winds from the Indian Ocean to the Indian subcontinent. This wind direction determines its name as southwest monsoon, reflecting its movement pattern.
The winter monsoon winds coming from the northeast are cold because they originate over the landmass of Asia, where cooler temperatures prevail during winter. As these winds travel southward over the ocean, they remain cool due to the lack of significant warming from the water, unlike the summer monsoon winds which bring warmth from the ocean.