<p>The usual explanation for the Indian Monsoon that I read everywhere is that it is generated by winds from the Arabic Sea, moving to India mainland because of the low pressure there. These winds are stopped by the Himalayan mountains, the air rises and cools down, giving heavy rains. But if this is true I would expect rains starting next to the Himalayas, and then eventually travel south to complete a cycle. Why is the monsoon starting in the south instead? The Himalayas are clearly a barrier, and that's why in Tibet they don't experience the monsoon, but to me it doesn't make sense that they are the reason for the south-west monsoon, I would say more the Western Ghats.</p>

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Why the Indian Monsoon doesn't start in the north?
Federico Esposito
# Why the Indian Monsoon doesn't start in the north?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-05)

The usual explanation for the Indian Monsoon that I read everywhere is that it is generated by winds from the Arabic Sea, moving to India mainland because of the low pressure there. These winds are stopped by the Himalayan mountains, the air rises and cools down, giving heavy rains. But if this is true I would expect rains starting next to the Himalayas, and then eventually travel south to complete a cycle. Why is the monsoon starting in the south instead? The Himalayas are clearly a barrier, and that's why in Tibet they don't experience the monsoon, but to me it doesn't make sense that they are the reason for the south-west monsoon, I would say more the Western Ghats.

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