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Monsoons: are the prevailing sea-to-land
and land-to-sea winds that determine wet
and dry seasons (Franklin, Clint).

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Impact of heavy Monsoons in South East Asia

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Impact of heavy Monsoons in South East Asia

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Taking the lives of many, and destroying farmland

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Hundreds killed in Southeast Asia floods

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Authorities battle floodwaters threatening Bangkok as forecasters warn of more monsoon rains in the region. Nearly 400 people have died in Cambodia and Thailand as a result of what Southeast Asian officials are describing as the worst monsoon flooding in decades.

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Seasonal repetitiveness of monsoon winds that encourage rain is crucial to agriculture (Asienreisender). The cultivation of rice and vegetables follow a seasonal pattern which aligns with rainy and dry seasons. Any changes in the rhythms will influence the crop and food supply for the people of South-East Asia (Asienreisender).

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In the past, the monsoon winds were utilized by seafarers to overcome distances between countries such as Arabic, European, Indian and Asian countries (Asienreisender).

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Due to increasing destruction of the natural environment including deforestation for development of property and roadways rainy seasons have been much more of a problem (Asienreisender). The annual rainy seasons are now causing floods in wide spread areas due to the grounds being sealed with concrete and asphalt (Asienreisender).

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As monsoons occur, they affect different parts of Southeast Asia in different ways (Asienreisender). The difference in severity depends on how close they are to the equator, the open sea such as the Indian Ocean (Figure 2) and if there is a presence or absence of mountains and mountain chains. Monsoons will start approximately in May and last until October/November depending on the above factors (Asienreisender).

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for almost every Southeast Asian countries , the monsoon season or rainy season is usually a low season for tourism in general . You can see this clip and understand why ...

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·        East India

·        South China

·        Myanmar

·        Thailand

·        Vietnam

·        Laos

·        Kampuchea

·        Malaysia

·        Singapore

·        Indonesia

·        Borneo

·        Philippine islands

·        Portuguese Timor
western New Guinea

( View Figure 3)
(Loo, Yen Yi)

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Land and water temperature change at different rates will cause instability and atmospheric pressure (Franklin, Clint). A change in pressure causes wind, wind is what determines the wet vs. dry seasons. During the summer season, the land is much warmer and warms more rapidly than the Indian Ocean which stays relatively cool (Franklin, Clint). As a result, warmer air will begin to rise associate with a low-pressure system that is over the Asian continent. The conditions of cooling over the ocean begin to fall, creating conditions that are associated with higher pressures. Because wind always blows from high pressure to low, during the summer, the winds will blow from sea to land adding moisture into the atmosphere over Asia causing rain fall (Franklin, Clint). During the winter, this process is reverse; when colder air is present over Asia, high pressure occurs over the continent but due to the ocean being relatively warmer, the ocean will create rising air that created low-pressure that will dominate (Franklin, Clint). This condition will cause land to sea wind patterns creating lack of moisture and little precipitation (Franklin, Clint).
Less precipitation can lead to prolonged drought and the reserve or increased precipitation leading to devastating flooding (Franklin, Clint).
(View Figure 1)

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Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean.