North America experiences a yearly monsoon weather system in late summer as moisture comes up from the west coast of Mexico and enters the southwestern U.S. The seasonal weather pattern brings both much of the region's precipitation but can also pose a threat in the form of flash flooding. The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission gathers data from these storms in order to better understand the precipitation processes happening within, which can help better forecast the breaks and surge

Thailand is one of several Southeast Asian countries where relentless monsoon rains have wreaked havoc this month. Flooding in Thailand’s southern provinces has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than two million others over the past week. https://nyti.ms/4ijwv90 | The New York Times

127K views · 1.9K reactions | The North American Monsoon brings flash flooding to Moab, Utah. The Southwestern monsoon is caused by the change in wind direction when the breezes bring moist air northward from the Gulf of Mexico and the tropical Pacific Ocean. https://bit.ly/4cEbJNq | AccuWeather | Facebook