The Southwest or the Asian Summer Monsoon is essentially a colossal sea breeze that brings South Asia 70-80% of its annual rainfall ... offsetting the expected rise in rainfall from global warming.

The onset and spread of the monsoon aren't driven by just a few isolated factors. Both natural climatic systems and human-induced (anthropogenic) changes—like global warming and climate change—play a ...

But the cooling effect will not be as pronounced due to the longer-term warming trend, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) told The Straits Times. Due to global warming, recent March to ...

Experts said global warming ... during the monsoon season, gives the Aedes mosquito perfect conditions to thrive. Some also pointed to rapid and unchecked urbanisation in South Asia.

Dengue cases are on the rise again in South Asia - with ... limited to the monsoon months, has now become a "year round problem". Some experts warn it could become a "global" pandemic threat.

While the typhoon did not make landfall in the Philippines, it intensified the south-west monsoon ... east Asia were published in the journal Climate and Atmospheric Science in early July. Amid ...

As global warming accelerates, scientists say it’s more important than ever to understand how climate extremes such as heatwaves, droughts and extreme rains affect locust outbreaks that can ...

Without reliable predictions of climate extremes prompted by global warming, mitigating the resultant ... of powerful super typhoons over East Asia in the future. Additionally, the area exposed ...

Notably, global ... warming was pronounced more strongly at maximum typhoon intensity than the average intensity. This implies more frequent occurrences of powerful super typhoons over East Asia ...

Entomologists and epidemiologists say rising temperatures and longer monsoon seasons are providing ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes. The threat is not restricted to South Asia as dengue ...

Rains battered the two states following the convergence of the monsoon system with Western Disturbances, a weather system that originates in the Mediterranean Sea and moves east, bringing moisture ...

These dots reflect rainfall in South Asia’s majestic ... Scientists blame global warming from the burning of fossil fuels for the changes in the monsoon. Computer models suggest that as this ...