{"id":39347,"date":"2021-10-20T06:46:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/?p=39347"},"modified":"2021-10-20T06:46:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T06:46:37","slug":"south-asian-monsoon-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.agu.org\/landslideblog\/2021\/10\/20\/south-asian-monsoon-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A very late sting in the tail of the South Asian monsoon"},"content":{"rendered":"

A very late sting in the tail of the South Asian monsoon<\/h4>\n

As I have noted previously<\/a>, the dominant continental scale meteorological phenomenon for landslides globally is the South Asian summer (SW) monsoon.\u00a0 In a normal year this develops in early June and withdraws through September.\u00a0 Heavy monsoon rainfall in mid October is not the norm.<\/p>\n

But this year the summer monsoon has had a very nasty sting in the tail.\u00a0 Earlier this week I wrote about the serious landslides and floods in the Kerala area over the weekend<\/a>.\u00a0 In the last couple of days it has been the high mountains of India and Nepal that have been affected.<\/p>\n

In Nepal the rainfall has been very serious.\u00a0 The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology tweeted data and a map of rainfall totals across the country<\/a>:-<\/p>\n

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#48hours_total_precipitation<\/a>
Most parts of Sudurpachchim province received precipitation of more than 150 mm in 48 hours. A station in Dadeldhura district recorded 502.2 mm in 2 days. For real time rainfall information, pls visit https:\/\/t.co\/xfWfmbmEq3<\/a>#Flood<\/a> #landslide<\/a> #Nepal<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AxJPiQp7Ya<\/a><\/p>\n

— Climate Analysis Section, DHM (@ClimateDhm) October 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n