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Indian monsoon's past analysed by scientists

Fossils from the ocean floor are yielding clues to the Indian monsoon millions of years ago. Samples drilled from beneath the Indian Ocean are being used to reconstruct past rainfall and temperature records.
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Heavy rain triggers landslides, disrupts life in Himachal Pradesh

Two persons were swept away by the swollen waters of Chakki Khad River in Himachal Pradesh where normal life was on Sunday disrupted due to heavy rain which triggered landslides, damaging roads and buildings besides washing away large tracts of cultivated land.
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Study Links Past Changes in Monsoon to Major Shifts in Indian Civilizations

A fundamental shift in the Indian monsoon has occurred over the last few millennia, from a steady humid monsoon that favoured lush vegetation to extended periods of drought, reports a new study led by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). The study has implications for our understanding of the monsoon's response to climate change.
The Indian peninsula sustains over a billion people, yet it lies at the same latitude as the Sahara Desert. Without a monsoon, most of India would be dry and uninhabitable. The ability to predict the timing and amount of the next year's monsoon is vital, yet even our knowledge of the monsoon's past variability remains incomplete.
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Monsoon on schedule, to be normal

The monsoon is on schedule and is expected to be normal with 98 percent of the expected rainfall, science and technology minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said here on Tuesday.
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