1.   The monsoon is late this year.

2.   A monsoon is simply a seasonal wind.

3.   A monsoon is a French gentleman.

4.   Fortunately for the government, a failed monsoon is unlikely to lead to starvation deaths in India although three decades ago that would have been the likely result.

5.   Monsoon is an Arabic word meaning seasonal wind.

6.   The monsoon will be very active with afternoon thundershowers from Arizona and New Mexico into Wyoming and Idaho.

7.   The summer monsoon is now under way, although the scientists said they had no direct evidence of how the haze was currently being affected.

8.   This year, though, the monsoons are late.

9.   Two months before the monsoon is even due, the situation in the arid northwestern states of Gujarat and Rajasthan is already critical.

10.   If the monsoon is late, New Delhi could be in trouble again.