1. Monsoons : Blow-dryers of Nature By: Aubrey Stiles Science 1 Mr. Shepard Photo Taken From Time Magazine Online, http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jkramer/edtc610/MonsoonMain.html 5-1612http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jkramer/edtc610/MonsoonMain.html

2. Monsoons are……….. A wind system that influence large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally A wind from the southwest or south The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.5-16-12Houghton Mifflin Company

3. Monsoons Happen When….. It is a annual phenomenon of the weather It originates from the earths rotation Copyright © 2012 The Gemini Geek | Contact Us | Copyright Policy. All rights reserved http://www.thegeminigeek.com/what-causes-monsoon/ 5-16-12The Gemini GeekContact UsCopyright Policy http://www.thegeminigeek.com/what-causes-monsoon/

4. Monsoons Last for……. It is a season The Monsoon season lasts for 3 to 5 months http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon, Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 5-16-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsoonWikimedia Foundation, Inc.

5. Monsoons Happen…… The season lasts from about May- August http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon, Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.,5-15-12, Picturehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsoonWikimedia Foundation, Inc. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=monsoons&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa= N&biw=1024&bih=403&tbm=isch&tbnid=Rx8J2iwbcCcT-M:&imgrefurl=http://

6. Damage Done Monsoons normally just cause flooding Some Lightning damage can also happen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon, Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Picturehttp://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/monsoons/multimedia.shtml 5-16-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

7. Interesting Facts Monsoon season happens in Africa, North America, South Asia, East Asia & Europe Lightning will strike about 500,000 times during Monsoon season The Driest Monsoon season Had only 0.35in of rain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsoon, Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. 5-16-12http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsoonWikimedia Foundation, Inc.