By virtue of its latitude and monsoonal climate, the tree line in Nepal is at an incredible 3,900 m above sea level. |
The monsoonal wind patterns vary somewhat from year to year and so will, in consequence, the seasonal development of the Somali Current. |
The monsoonal rains began on July 26, when an unprecedented 76 centimetres of rain fell in just 24 hours, devastating the city's inadequate infrastructure. |
In northern Australia, most of the big floods occur in summer or early autumn in association with tropical cyclones or intense monsoonal depressions. |
The closed forest communities, which are extensions of northern monsoonal forests, include palms, ferns and orchids. |
The warm monsoonal waters are rich spawning grounds for fish and other marine species. |