4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches 1/5 www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html Home About Me My Wildlife TV Picks Photography Film Wild Sounds Travel Pub Quizzes Twitter Talks TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2011 Please click here to comment Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches 10 Share I've just heard from my friend Kalyan Varma in India that this years monsoon rains have started pouring - a time of celebration and thanksgiving. In 2009 I visited Kerala on the south west coast to experience the full force of the monsoon as it arrived on mainland India. During the previous few days we had endured sweltering temperatures in the high 50s (oC), so the onset of the rains was exhilarating! Within minutes we were happily drenched to the bone. This was the beginning of our journey following the monsoon north as it passed over the Western Ghat mountains. You can see more videos and read about our monsoon adventure here. We get drenched as the monsoon hits Kerala Mountain meets monsoon The Western Ghats form a 1600 km long barrier that forces the moisture laden monsoon clouds to rise. In the process they deposit most of their rain, drenching the mountains with as much as 9,000 mm (350 inches). No wonder that some parts of the Western Ghats are said to be the wettest places on earth. The deluge is critical in the life cycle of thousands of endemic species that live here, especially the numerous frogs such as the Purple frog which emerge from their underground hideaways for a brief period to breed in the first rains. By mid-July the monsoon has spread north to cover the rest of India and neighbouring countries including Bangladesh and Bengal. Oh yes, the leeches also love it too! Paul Williams iron_ammonite Join the conversation Deadliest place on Earth? Surviving Cueva de los Cristales - The Giant Crystal Cave Mammoth Hall of Fame - Incredible Pics & 'Secrets from the Ice' #BBC2 The Land of The Lost Wolves - Gordon Buchanan Part Bear, Part Sloth? - T he Real Jungle Book Baloo 5 jaw-dropping caves - superman's fortress, santa's grotto & the chandelier ballroom Top 7 'Evolution' moments including Homer sapien, Mr Garrison's take on things and a lesson from Futurama BBC Natural World uncovers the secret life of the last Tree Octopus Have a go: BBC Wildlife Fund Audiovisual Charity Pub Quiz Miraculous 'Leap of Faith' geese captured by Viking Wilderness Dinosaurs - Big, Bad & Bizarre - hold TODAY'S TOP POSTS Subs a m m o n o i @iron_ammonite Tweeting W RECENT COMME iron_ammonite @cshillustration I love Lindy Hop - especially to fast and high energy songs. We did a lot of stealing dances today which is always fun. y esterday · reply · retw eet · fav orite vodkahic totally fab 3 day s ago · louisenob glad you sentence 3 day s ago · Mwmyn “ ammonite only I cou knitting: oddknit.c Smashing 3 day s ago · LizzyPete look in go hows the 3 day s ago · Search... Translate Recent posts Videos Photos 131 Like Share
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4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches
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