ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONSOON
From obsolete Dutch monssoen, from Portuguese monção, from Arabic mawsim season.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONSOON»
The term «monsoon» is very widely used and occupies the
20.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONSOON»
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monsoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
monsoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive and the worry that they will not come.
Photojournalistic essay on the monsoon season of the Eastern hemisphere
This volume presents a survey of our state of knowledge of the physical and dynamical processes involved in the Asian monsoon.
Sir M. J. Lighthill, Robert Penrose Pearce, 1981
Unlike traditional monsoon meterology, this book describes the Asian monsoon system as an interdisciplinary scientific theme incorporating the atmosphere, the ocean and the land surface, all of which interact through physical, chemical and ...
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Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
In this pivotal examination of the countries known as “Monsoon Asia”—which include India, Pakistan, China, Indonesia, Burma, Oman, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Tanzania—bestselling author Robert D. Kaplan shows how crucial this ...
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Chasing The
Monsoon: A Modern Pilgrimage Through India
Alexander Frater aims to follow the monsoon, staying sometimes behind it, sometimes in front of it, and everywhere watching the impact of this extraordinary phenomenon.
Coming home from a night out, Riya is not expecting to trip over the man who once broke her heart sleeping on her living room floor!
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The Global
Monsoon System: Research and Forecast
This book presents a current review of the science of monsoon research and forecasting.
Monsoon is a journey into the hearts and memories of those caught in a certain time in a particular place.
“An intellectual treat. Beautiful writing is not incompatible with geopolitical
imagination and historical flair!”—ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI, former US national
security advisor “Monsoon is another masterpiece by one of the most compelling
writers ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONSOON»
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monsoon is used in the context of the following news items.
Monsoon rains likely to continue over Gujarat and Rajasthan during …
Rajasthan has received fairly widespread Monsoon rains during the last 24 hours. Kota and Bundi recorded good showers of 77 mm and 47 ... «Skymet Weather, Jul 15»
Monsoon session of Parliament: Opposition plans to stay united to …
NEW DELHI: The monsoon session of Parliament is turning out to be a battle of wits between the treasury and opposition benches. «Times of India, Jul 15»
Monsoon's good run raises prospects of bigger Kharif harvest
NEW DELHI | KOLKATA| PUNE: The monsoon's unexpectedly good run and timely rain in parched regions has raised the prospects of a bigger ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
Monsoon Deficit At 7%, Government Cites El Nino Effect
New Delhi: The El Nino has adversely affected the monsoon in the country so far and is expected to further affect the rainfall in coming months, ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
Corruption Accusations Submerge Modi's Monsoon Session
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks Monday during the inauguration of the 46th session of Indian Labour Conference in New Delhi. «Newsweek, Jul 15»
Active monsoon phase to bring good rains in next 2 weeks: Forecast
As per the large-scale monsoon intra-seasonal oscillations (MISO) forecast, monsoon will be in active phase over Central and North India for ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
23 July, 2015 Monsoon Update: Skymet Weather
The Monsoon trough is extending from Rajasthan up to East central Bay of Bengal across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. «Skymet Weather, Jul 15»
Speaker warns of action against protesting members
... will be presented in the Rajya Sabha. Will the rights of children below 18 be protected? More.. Highlights: day 1 of monsoon session ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
From dollar to monsoon: Factors that affect gold prices
Rural spending on most items — from television sets to gold — goes up or down depending on the monsoon as rains are crucial for the ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
Monsoon to remain active for next 15 days
On Tuesday, the southwest monsoon was active over west Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, Goa and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. «Livemint, Jul 15»
