Why India's monsoon is becoming more extreme—even though overall rainfall has hardly increased

PHYSorg
Oct 16, 2025, 10:55 am98 pts
Across India, torrential rains over the past few months have swallowed an entire village in the Himalayas, flooded Punjab's farmlands and brought Kolkata to a standstill. This all happened in a monsoon season in which total rainfall was technically only 8% above normal.

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