Monsoon mania.pptx

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1. Monsoon mania Made by : Advitaa Singh Grade :5 School: 21k

2. What is the phenomenon of monsoons? A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean. Monsoons always blow from cold to warm regions. Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) is one of the major components of the global monsoon and Earth climate system . Who were the first to have noticed the phenomenon of the monsoon? Sailors, The sailors who came to India in historic times were one of the first to have noticed the phenomenon of the monsoon. They benefited from the reversal of the wind system as they came by sailing ships at the mercy of winds.

3. Water cycle

4. Fun facts The first weather forecast in India was made on 4 June 1886. Lightning strikes are very common during the monsoon in India. Planting of crops like rice, cotton, sugarcane and soya bean depends heavily on the rains received. India is not the only country that experiences monsoon.