”monsoon” News

The U.S. Monsoon Gets New Respect

The monsoon is one of the least understood weather phenomena in the United States.
07 16 2008 11:52AM (...more)

Monsoon likely to be better

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's annual monsoon rains , vital in determing farm output and rural spending in the trillion-dollar economy, are likely to be better in 2008 than last year, a weather department source told Reuters on Wednesday.
04 19 2008 6:29AM (...more)

BusyBox Developers and Monsoon Multimedia Agree to Dismiss GPL Lawsuit

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS Contact: Jim Garrison, Public Relations Coordinator of Software Freedom Law Center, +1-212-461-1910, garrison@softwarefreedom.org; or Anders Steele of FortyThree, Inc., +1-831-239-0960, anders@fortythreepr.com, for 10 31 2007 6:12AM (...more)

India forecasts near-normal monsoon rains in 2008

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's monsoon rains are likely to be near normal this year, the government forecast on Wednesday, promising robust harvests which could bolster growth in Asia's third-largest economy and soothe global food worries.
04 19 2008 6:27AM (...more)

Monsoon intensity driven by Earth's orbit: study

PARIS (AFP) - The monsoon rains that drench tropical and subtropical Asia from June through September vary in duration and intensity in keeping with tiny wobbles in Earth's orbit as it circles the Sun, according to a study released Wednesday.
02 28 2008 8:17PM (...more)

Patchy monsoon may hurt India economic recovery

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A patchy start to India 's annual monsoon has raised doubts about a nascent economic upturn, as the poor rainfall in June could hurt growth, push up food prices
06 24 2009 2:21PM (...more)

Monsoon spread may be delayed over India - source

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Despite an early beginning, Indian monsoon may progress slowly during the June-September period, a senior weather official told Reuters on Wednesday. "Early arrival of 06 5 2009 6:23AM (...more)

Monsoon forecast just below average

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India 's annual monsoon is likely to be 96 percent of the long-term average, which would make it the worst season in five years, although the near normal forecast
04 18 2009 3:22PM (...more)

Monsoon due in 3-4 days, misses f'cast

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India 's annual monsoon , an economic lifeline, is now expected to reach Kerala in the next 3-4 days, missing an earlier forecast but largely in line with the long-term average, a top weather official said.
05 31 2008 4:30AM (...more)

Hot summer, absent El Nino set to aid India monsoon

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's monsoon rains, vital for the farm-dependent economy and the success of major crops, may exceed the norm this year if the El Nino system that brings drier weather fails to appear, as expected,
04 17 2009 8:41AM (...more)