NASA Sees the Start of India's Monsoon Season (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Sees the Start of India's Monsoon Season

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The image above shows the total rainfall that fell from June 1-8, 2015. Data from the NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) was used in this image to show the advent of India's monsoon. Rainfall estimates for the past week (June 1-8, 2015) show that some heavy showers have dropped over 120mm (4.7 inches) of rain in the past few days. This analysis also indicates that the country of Nepal, that was recently hit by devastating earthquakes, was having some heavy rainfall preceding the monsoon in that area.

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SSAI/NASA/JAXA/Hal Pierce

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