Every year, the entire country awaits the onset and evolution of monsoon with baited breath. Each year tends to be different – and this year has managed to produce a rather unique onset and evolution thus far.
The onset this season was delayed by unforeseen interactions between typhoons and cyclones. Cyclone Biparjoy was born after the onset and lingered for longer than normal to delay the arrival of the monsoon over Mumbai by nearly two weeks. The city finally saw the monsoon arrive together with Delhi for the first time in over half a century. The monsoon trough thus ended up with an exaggerated curvature over northwest India.
