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India declares onset as up to 280mm of rain falls in 72 hours in Kerala, while downpours hit south-west Thailand
The monsoon season has officially begun in parts of Asia, marking the start of a period of enhanced rainfall vital to the regionβs economy.
The south-west monsoon begins each year as a consequence of a growing temperature difference between the Asian land mass and the Indian Ocean. Through spring, the land heats up more rapidly than the surrounding sea, creating a pressure difference that draws moisture-laden ocean air inland. Once this contrast reaches a critical point, the humid air pushed over the continent rises, condenses into cloud and unleashes intense rainfall across the region.
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Β© Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Β© Photograph: Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto/Shutterstock





Police and hunters in Utsunomiya, 100km north of the capital, resume their search for animal that is not usually seen so close to Tokyo
A city in Japan has closed all its 94 primary and secondary schools after a bear was spotted in the municipality for the first time.
Officials in Utsunomiya, a city of half a million people about 100km (62 miles) north of Tokyo, took action after a medium-sized black bear β estimated to be about one-metre-long β was seen near a park in the city on Saturday. The bear was spotted again on CCTV running just in front of two startled young men in the city centre, in the early hours of Sunday.
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Β© Photograph: Yoshihiro Sato

Β© Photograph: Yoshihiro Sato

Β© Photograph: Yoshihiro Sato


