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                              The Giant Crystal
                              Cave
                                                                       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
                              Mammoth Hall of                          our journey following the monsoon north as it passed over the Western Ghat mountains. Y ou can
                              Fame - Incredible Pics                   see more videos and read about our monsoon adventure here.
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                                                                       We get drenched as the monsoon hits Kerala
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                                                                            The monsoon approaches Kerala




                                                        It's difficult to keep dry when it rains heavily throughout most of the day




                                                      A typical monsoon drenched town in the Western Ghats. Photo: Paul Williams


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                                                                    David Heath filming in a drenched Indian forest




                                                           David happy in the mist - filming the rare Nilgiri Tahr 'cloud goat'




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  • 1. 4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches Home About Me My Wildlife TV Picks Photography Film Wild Sounds Travel Pub Quizzes Twitter Talks Paul Williams TUESDAY, 7 JUNE 2011 iron_ammonite iron_ammonite @cshillustration I love Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & Lindy Hop - especially to fast and high leeches energy songs. We did a lot of stealing dances today which is always fun. y esterday · reply · retw eet · fav orite 10 Join the conversation Share Please click here to comment TODAY'S TOP POSTS Deadliest place on I've just heard from my friend Kalyan Varma in India that this years monsoon rains have started Earth? Surviving pouring - a time of celebration and thanksgiving. In 2009 I visited Kerala on the south west coast Cueva de los Cristales - to experience the full force of the monsoon as it arrived on mainland India. During the previous The Giant Crystal Cave 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 Mammoth Hall of our journey following the monsoon north as it passed over the Western Ghat mountains. Y ou can Fame - Incredible Pics see more videos and read about our monsoon adventure here. & 'Secrets from the Ice' #BBC2 We get drenched as the monsoon hits Kerala The Land of The Lost Wolves - Gordon Buchanan Subscribe to t a Part Bear, Part Sloth? m - The Real Jungle m Book Baloo o Search... Translate Recent posts Videos n o i Photos Like 5 131 jaw-dropping caves - superman's fortress, @iron_ammonite santa's grotto & the chandelier ballroom Share Tweeting With Me vodkahic totally fab! enjoy hu Top 7 'Evolution' 3 day s ago · moments including Homer sapien, Mr louisenobladder Garrison's take on glad you added 'ban sentence. Have fun things and a lesson 3 day s ago · from Futurama Mwmyn “ BBC Natural World Mountain meets monsoon ammonite! RT only I could knit! uncovers the secret knitting: life of the last Tree oddknit.com/patter The Western Ghats form a 1600 km long barrier that forces the moisture laden monsoon clouds to Octopus Smashing! rise. In the process they deposit most of their rain, drenching the mountains with as much as 3 day s ago · 9,000 mm (350 inches). No wonder that some parts of the Western Ghats are said to be the LizzyPeter Have a go: BBC wettest places on earth. The deluge is critical in the life cycle of thousands of endemic species that look in good form in Wildlife Fund hows the toes now Audiovisual Charity live here, especially the numerous frogs such as the Purple frog which emerge from their 3 day s ago · Pub Quiz 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. Miraculous 'Leap of Faith' geese captured by Viking Wilderness Oh yes, the leeches also love it too! RECENT COMMENTS Dinosaurs - Big, Bad & Bizarre - hold www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html 1/5
  • 2. 4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches on to your seats for Unknown Planet Dinosaur on wrote... BBC One Gordon, with the deepest respect ARCHIVE to your ► 2012 (32) work and ▼ 2011 (119) career, ► December (8) I found ► November (10) this very ► October (8) difficult ► September (8) to watch, ► August (9) and... Continue ► July (7) >> ▼ June (11) Anonymous 'If you tolerate this...' Manic wrote... Street Preachers s... Looks great #W00T Panning timelapse ! head & egg timer! Nom nom A lifeline for India if ... we get Zoologists mourn as On a normal year 80% of India's entire annual rainfall, as much as 390 inches, will fall in just four any Archaeologists rub their months - the rainy season. We may complain in Britain when we get a thimble-full of our annual footage hands... 37 inches, but in India rain is celebrated. In 2009 it arrived at Kerala early, on 23rd May, but it was like wolves I'm wearing blue socks for a particularly weak monsoon and it took several weeks longer than usual to reach central India. on Boobies @galapagossip The rains are a vital lifeline, providing relief from the dryness and heat of June, but more the Milk from male cows! Are hunt importantly directly irrigating 60 percent of India's farms - the main food supply for a booming in Britons becoming nature n... population of more than 1 billion people. In a country where agriculture accounts for 25% of the Frozen Out of the office! Filming wild GDP and employs 235 million people, a late or weak monsoon can have devastating effects on planet lynx kittens in Ma... . crops and the economy. Dive into the tumultuous aerospace world of the waves. Watch... hardware wrote... Monsoon hits India & me! A The lifeline for wildlife, ... view The real Dave channel? David Attenborough @eden_TV... Eeek! Spiders - a hunt like no other (via BBC Wond... How natural is the natural world? Unnatural Histor... ► May (20) ► April (11) ► March (9) ► February (13) ► January (5) ► 2010 (119) ► 2009 (130) ► 2008 (189) ► 2007 (143) ► 2006 (138) ► 2003 (1) ► 2002 (1) The Times of India closely monitors the monsoon www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html 2/5
  • 3. 4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches The monsoon approaches Kerala It's difficult to keep dry when it rains heavily throughout most of the day A typical monsoon drenched town in the Western Ghats. Photo: Paul Williams www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html 3/5
  • 4. 4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches David Heath filming in a drenched Indian forest David happy in the mist - filming the rare Nilgiri Tahr 'cloud goat' www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html 4/5
  • 5. 4/11/12 @iron_ammonite - Wildlife & TV: Monsoon hits India & me! A lifeline for wildlife, people & leeches The Purple Frog by Kalyan Varma You may also like - Big Fat Missing the Purple VIDEO: Encounter Tiger Tracking: The Sloth Bear's Bloodsucking Leech Frog & The Flesh with a Huge Croc - Poo, Pee & Tale: Dancing no Eating Caec ... The Water M ... Pugm arks m ore Posted by Paul Williams at 04:33 Recommend this on Google Labels: India, monsoon 0 comments: Post a Comment Links to this post Create a Link Newer Post Home Older Post Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Paul Williams. Powered by Blogger. www.ironammonite.com/2011/06/drenched-by-monsoon-lifeline-for.html 5/5