Monsoons are seasonal meteorological phenomena that occur in certain places in the world and have an incredible impact on the lives of the people living there. The best-known monsoons are those that occur in southern Asia, and in particular in India. They have numerous effects on communities and the ecosystem, both positive and negative. These effects can range from killing hundreds to keeping hundreds alive, and can occur simultaneously. Monsoons are a vital part of South Asia, and you can't change that unless you're armed with a planet full of greenhouse gases (and even that can only go so far as to affect the strength of the monsoon). Most people have a basic understanding of monsoon, a basic knowledge that, more often than not, is inaccurate. Monsoons do not consist of torrential downpours, but rather air currents that have the side effect of depositing moist, cold air on the land. This then deposits its moisture in the form of torrential downpours¬¬¬. This cool, moist air is generated by the Indian Ocean. To understand better, let's take a step back. In India (or any other place where monsoons occur) there are very hot summers which subsequently warm the ground and the air above the ground. The air on the ground is very hot and dries out almost completely. This is the dry season and is not a pleasant time of year for any creature or plant. However, there is a huge amount of cooler, wetter air over the ocean. This air stays that way because the upper ocean can warm and evaporate, and this causes moisture. But the rest of the ocean remains cold. Imagine trying to heat a frozen pool using a candle. This cold is absorbed (for lack of a better word) int...... middle of paper ......ad (as mentioned before), but they are increasingly using modern techniques. There are government-led programs that help remote farmers let plants grow in certain ways and create terraces and small dams to trap monsoon water and force it into the ground instead of running off and getting lost in the nearest river. Using these methods it is possible to capture enormous amounts of water: up to a foot of rain can fall on the first day of the monsoon season! Monsoons have an incredible impact on the population of India. Indian farmers spend their lives hoping that the monsoons don't choose to arrive at an inopportune time. They can kill you, keep you alive, or bankrupt you. It all depends on when they arrive and how intense they are. They are a deep part of India and everyone there knows it. It is almost impossible to imagine what India would be like without monsoon.