In case the pervs snooping on my purchases are wondering why I recently bought an umbrella.

Not that an umbrella actually helps with these torrents.

#WeekendPick: in The Hindu podcast, PIK's Complexity Science head
Anders Levermann speaks about a topic highly relevant for countries like #India. What makes #monsoons plentiful some years, but vanish completely in others, causing drought-like conditions?
https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/atmospheric-memory-how-do-monsoons-remember-the-past-in-focus-podcast/article69583181.ece

Always fun to talk #monsoons, productivity patterns, and the #Miocene Indian #Ocean. Great audience at @fu_berlin today.

Residents of Nepal's flood-hit capital returned to their mud-caked homes to survey the wreckage of devastating floods that have killed at least 170 people across the Himalayan republic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/30/asia-pacific/nepal-floods-monsoon-rains/ #asiapacific #nepal #monsoons #floods #climatechange

Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India's Kerala state after at least 167 people were killed in monsoon landslides. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/01/asia-pacific/india-kerala-landslides-kill/ #asiapacific #landslides #monsoons #india #kerala

A Romantic Tryst during a Thunderstorm

A Noble Lover Scales the Wall of a Palace to his Mistress' Balcony as her Guards Sleep below

Late 18th century #Rajput #IndianMiniaturePainting from #Kota #Rajasthan sold by Bonhams (23rd October 2018)

Extreme Weather Events would be a hallmark of #climatecrisis . I'm afraid, these horrifying events are just the beginnings of the catastrophe to follow. Yet, we continue to debate if greedy oilmen must be regulated, if cars are good for the planet, if Elon Musk deserves the right to ask for coup in foreign lands.

Severe flooding in Afghanistan and landslides in Nepal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Viln9_vx-9U

There is light(shower) at the end of this tunnel (head wave).

Northerners - hang in there. We are sending in the rains.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/monsoon-remains-weak-may-pick-up-by-last-week-of-june-meteorologists-101718624429067.html

#monsoons @mastodonindians

Don't go to the hills this monsoon, unless its inside a tata harrier !!

#tata #harrier #monsoons #flood #india #mastodonindians @mastodonindians

A #raag for the #monsoons. Raag Miyan ki Malhar is based on Kafi thaat (Dorian mode in Western terminology). The ascending scale is 7 1 4 2 5 b7 b6 7 1. Descending is 1 b7 5 4 5 b3 4 2 1.

https://youtu.be/rgHjbPluXEQ

So, #Monsoons in full force in #India & #DelhiRains have thrown life out of gear.
But, lovely sight too!

Which brings me to this c1815 AD #CompanyPainting #IndianMiniaturePainting of #Mehrauli Jharna during the #Monsoon & now at #MuseumOfIslamicArts #Doha #Qatar

Mehrauli in #NewDelhi is one of the oldest parts of #Delhi dating back to 6th century & is also known as Mehrauli Archaeological Park.

Last week we had days of unrelenting rain here in NC. nothing like the #monsoons in India, of course, but here a monsoon #raga anyway .

Here is my friend and teacher #DebashishBhattacharya with a short version of #Raag Megh (cloud). Pentatonic scale of 1 2 4 5 b7

https://youtu.be/ApMoky6Sdmw

Ponderosa forests struggle in the face of Southwest #megadrought
As temperatures increase and prolonged drought continues, a new study of #ponderosa forests in the Four Corners region underscores the importance of summer #monsoons. #ecology https://news.arizona.edu/story/ponderosa-forests-struggle-face-southwest-megadrought

#Pliocene-Like #Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest
As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier. https://bit.ly/3VkuoFW #climatechange #ClimateCrisis #CO2

Indonesia's Mt. Semeru eruption buries homes, damages bridge https://apnews.com/article/volcanic-eruptions-science-weather-monsoons-climate-and-environment-32defdea6ed22ae9372efcb6ea4adf5d #Climateandenvironment #Volcaniceruptions #AsiaPacific #APTopNews #WorldNews #Indonesia #Monsoons #Science #Weather #Java

#Pliocene-Like #Monsoons Are Returning to the American Southwest:

"As carbon concentrations rise, conditions are becoming more like they were 3 million years ago, when the area was wetter and the rain was heavier"

https://www.wired.com/story/pliocene-like-monsoons-are-returning-to-the-american-southwest/

My #firstpost on #Mastodon:

I am an Earth/climate scientist at the University of Arizona in #Tucson (southwestern US) focusing on the areas of #climate change, #paleoclimates, and #paleoceanography, with an emphasis on #ENSO, #monsoons, & #variability.

Our group uses #inorganic #geochemistry incl. measurements of #stableisotopes & #tracemetals in #carbonate rocks & #fossils (e.g., #foraminifera, #mollusks, & #speleothems) alongside climate #observations as well as #simulations to advance understanding of how the Earth's #climate & #oceans have changed in the past and can change in the future.

Some of my hobbies include:

#music: I am a fan of #metal and heavy music of all sorts, but tend to migrate towards #black, #death, #doom, #drone, #sludge, & #thrash. I also have a soft spot for #carnatic/#hindustani #ragas, #darkambient, oldschool-ish #hiphop, #triphop, and various forms of #electronicmusic.

#birds & #birding #photography bring me joy. Right now, I feel v lucky to be briefly back in my hometown of #Bengaluru, southern India, after three long years being able to see #oldworld birds I grew up with.

#GTD, #mindfulness, #organization, and (vs?) #producivity are things that I enjoy thinking about. Of late, I've been using #Things3, #Streaks, #Hobonichi w a #Lamy Safari, #Obsidian, #Overleaf, & #Bookends to get things done.

Thanks for reading!