History Of Monsoon

Monsoons are winds that usually blow onshore during the summer. Monsoons are caused by unbalanced heating of land and sea. Monsoon winds usually blow onshore from May to October. In the Northern Indian Ocean, they bring heavy rains to the dry places. Monsoons also happen on a smaller scale in China, Africa, Spain, and the United States

In the summer the land is mostly warmer than the sea. The warm land air rises and is then replaced by moist air from the sea. This moist air produced the heavy rain that happened during a monsoon. In the winter the ocean is mostly warmer than the land. At that time warm sea air rises and is then replaced by cool, dry, land air. The summer monsoon brings heavy rain to India from June to September. Sometimes it caused landslides that sweep away whole villages. But still farmers need this rain to irrigate. They used it to generate their electricity.

The monsoon festival named as Teej is held in Rajasthan between June and August. In India good monsoons bring stunning life and good harvests. According to people in Rajasthan, this festival reunites family. The rains caused by monsoon gives the desert life and helps crops grow. They are thanking & praying the Gods for the blessings on their people.

During 1400 and 1850AD was the little ice age. It was a smaller part of the earlier ice age. This almost ended life. There are from 200 million to 1 billion people in the Indian monsoon area. Monsoons give us not only good atmosphere, but also taught us how to give a natural wonder to area.

Here are some safety tips on how to stay safe in a monsoon storm:

1.    Never stand anywhere elevated.

2.    Stay away from power lines.

3.    Make sure you have a first aid kit.

4.    Stay away from windows and glass stuff.

5.    Stay away from trees.

6.    Avoid metal objects during lightning.

7.    Never stand in an open area.

8.    Don't use land line telephones until for emergencies.

9.    Don't use sinks or showers.

10. Unplug electronic device.