It’s been raining quite heavily recently. Malaysia has two monsoon seasons; the Southwest Monsoon which occurs from late May to September, and the Northeast Monsoon from October to March.
Monsoons are caused by[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] the difference in air pressure between the land and ocean. Normally, the convection of intense heat produces a low-pressure zone over land areas.
Due to differential heating, the ocean itself and the dense, humid air above the ocean remains cooler. A cyclical pattern is formed by the cool ocean air rushing into the low-pressure zone and the warm air over the landmass rising and flowing outward to replace the ocean air.
When the land sufficiently cools in the fall, the rainfall diminishes and the wind once again changes direction.
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