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Scientists investigate continent-wide 'moisture conveyor belt' behind extreme monsoon rains

Weather scientists have long known that typhoons even hundreds of kilometers away from the Philippines can interact with the southwest monsoon, resulting in multiday heavy rains. But the exact dynamics of this relationship remained largely unknown until recently.

Scientists investigate continent-wide 'moisture conveyor belt' behind extreme monsoon rains
Image: Phys.org
Weather scientists have long known that typhoons even hundreds of kilometers away from the Philippines can interact with the southwest monsoon, resulting in multiday heavy rains. But the exact dynamics of this relationship remained largely unknown until recently.

Originally published at Phys.org

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