Every year, the whole country waits anxiously for the monsoon season to arrive. This year, the monsoon has been different and destructive. The monsoon started later than usual due to unexpected interactions with cyclones and other weather systems lingering from earlier in the year. Cyclone Biparjoy formed after the monsoon should have started, delaying the moon onset in Mumbai by two weeks. The monsoon also arrived in Mumbai and Delhi at the same time, which hadn’t happened in more than 50 years. Before the monsoon started, the India Meteorological Department predicted a deficit of 4%. While this deficit has already been wiped out by heavy rains, the distribution of rainfall remains uneven. Some areas have received excess rainfall, like the northern Western Ghats and Northwest India. Other areas, including Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, have received less rainfall than normal. Read more: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/north-india-himachal-rains-flood-climate-explained/article67064497.ece Script and voiceover: Vasudevan Mukunth and Shikha Kumari Production: Shikha Kumari Voiceover: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian #monsoonseason #monsoon2023 #weatherupdate #cyclonebiparjoy #MonsoonImpact #indiameteorologicaldepartment #mumbaimonsoon #delhimonsoon #climatechange #heavyrainfall #weatherforecast #monsoonupdates #himalayas #indianweatherupdates Thank you for watching our video! You can subscribe to our channel here: https://bit.ly/3c8Adi6 Visit https://www.thehindu.com/ for the latest updates, analysis, opinions, and more. You can also download our apps: Android: https://bit.ly/3nboBEi iOs: https://apple.co/3EDCwt4 The Hindu is committed to keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world. We promise to deliver quality journalism that stays away from vested interest and political propaganda. You can support us by subscribing to our digital offerings here: https://bit.ly/3emywiz Follow us: Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_hindu Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_hindu/ #monsoon #monsoon2023