Every year, Australia experiences a summer monsoon characterized by the reversal of winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding. In ...

Massive dust storms have been sweeping across the West. Monsoon season -- the weather pattern that has been creating inclement conditions in the western U.S. -- is expected to last for another few ...

The trade winds are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in Earth's equatorial region, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern ...

Massive, sudden downpours of rain known as cloudbursts have struck India and Pakistan during this monsoon season, killing hundreds of people in the flash floods and landslides they have triggered. By ...