What is a monsoon?

Answer 1

A monsoon is a wind pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. The term was originally applied to monsoonal winds in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. The word is also used to label the season in which this wind blows from the southwest in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall, and specifically the rainfall that is associated with this wind.

In terms of total precipitation, total area covered and the total number of people affected, the monsoon affecting the Indian Subcontinent dwarf the North American monsoon (also called the "Mexican", "southwest", "desert", or "Arizona" monsoon").

Answer 2

Monsoon

Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central IndiaA monsoon is a wind pattern that reverses direction on a seasonal basis. The term was originally applied to monsoonal winds in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. The word is also used to label the season in which this wind blows from the southwest in India and adjacent areas that is characterized by very heavy rainfall, and specifically the rainfall that is associated with this wind.

In terms of total precipitation, total area covered and the total number of people affected, the monsoon affecting the Indian Subcontinent dwarf the North American monsoon (also called the "Mexican", "southwest", "desert", or "Arizona" monsoon").

Answer 3

mon·soon ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mn-sn)
n.
A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.

A wind from the southwest or south that brings heavy rainfall to southern Asia in the summer.
The rain that accompanies this wind.

Answer 4

A monsoon is just another name for a hurricane. It is a monsoon in the eastern hemisphere (Australia, phillipines, so on)

A typhoon is a tropical storm there

A tsunami is a tidal wave.

Answer 5

A wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally.