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Climate of India

Extreme Weather-Colorado Floods

In an event described as “biblical” by the National Weather Service, a tropical monsoon dumped more than 17 inches of rain on the Front Range of Colorado, leaving a wide swath of death and destruction.. Just last year the same area experienced devastating forest fires, which scientists say made the flooding and landslides even worse.

Indian meteorologists trying to develop more precise forecasts of critical monsoon rains

Reflecting on India’s Monsoon Rains

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