How do people in the slums of India deal with monsoon season?

The western perception of India being a third world slum land is delusional. However,thanks to the pseudo socialist philosophy of the government since independence the chasm between the rich and poor has been growing exponentially. Not too different from the situation in USA. read more

In India, the southwest summer monsoon is attracted by a low pressure area that's caused by the extreme heat of the Thar Desert and adjoining areas, during summer. During the monsoon, the wind direction reverses. read more

A monsoon is a seasonal shift in prevailing wind direction of a particular region, and usually brings with it a different kind of weather. Monsoons typically occur in India and Southeast Asia. A summer monsoon blows from the southwest between May and September and brings rain. read more