Mumbai, India, June 23, 2026 (AFP) - India monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain than usual

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2026-06-23

Long-awaited monsoon rains arrived in India's financial capital Mumbai on Tuesday, cooling weeks of blazing heat despite persistent fears of water shortages with total rainfall so far staying below the long-term average. Hundreds of millions of people in India rely on the annual monsoon winds to bring vital rains that sustain agriculture and industry. However, climate change is making the country hotter and shifting weather patterns, and the pres......

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