Answer:
Characteristics
and effects of the monsoons or monsoon rainfall are
(i) The monsoons account for 90% of the rainfall received by India.
Almost, every part of the country except the East coast of Tamil Nadu receives
the bulk of rainfall from the summer monsoons.
(ii) The rainfall is neither continuous nor regular even in
the wettest areas.
(iii) Overall rainfall is not the same each year. The monsoons
may be strong or weak in a particular year depending on the intensity and
frequency of the depression in the Bay of Bengal.
(iv) The monsoon rains are not evenly distributed over the
country.
(v) A low pressure near the Himalayas may result in heavy
rains in the hills, causing floods in the plains or the plains may face
prolonged dry spells.
(vi) Sometimes the monsoon may burst too early or too late.
There may be too long breaks or too many breaks in the monsoon, which may
retreat too early or too late. All these factors upset the agricultural
operations, making agriculture in India a gamble.
Sometimes, the effects of the monsoon or its uneven
distribution create a number of problems.
If there is too much rain, it causes floods and havoc all
around. On the other hand, insufficient rain in a year or over some years
results in drought, famine, food-insecurity, starvation and even deaths.
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