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Explain the unusual intensity of dust storms and thunderstorms across India in the pre-monsoon period of year 2018.

  • UPSC 2018
  • Physical Setting

The pre-monsoon months are normally a season of instability. It is a transitional season between the north-east and the south-west monsoon, characterised by unstable air pressure and wind circulation, as the low-pressure area migrates from the south-east and settles over north-western India by late May.

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  • The Ingredients Were All Present at Once
  • Extreme surface heating
  • Abundant loose dust
  • An unusual trigger
  • Downburst dynamics
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