CHAPTEK XI. 



WIND CONTINUED. 



In our last chapter we discussed the winds 

 that prevail in the regions of the tropics called 

 trade winds, because they follow a direct 

 course through the year, with the exceptions 

 noted in regard to their shifting to the north 

 or south with the changing seasons; we also 

 described the phenomena of land and sea 

 breezes, which during certain seasons of the 

 year reverse their direction twice daily. We 

 will now describe another kind of wind, called 

 monsoons, that prevail in India. 



India lies directly north of the great Indian 

 Ocean, and the lower part of it comes within 

 the tropical belt lying south of the Tropic of 

 Cancer. During the summer season here the 

 earth stores more heat during the day than it 

 radiates or loses during the night. This 

 causes the wind to blow in a northerly direc- 

 tion from the sea both day and night for six 

 months each year, from April to October. 

 During these months the land is continually 

 heated day and night to a higher temperature 

 than the water in the ocean south of it. The 

 winds are probably not so severe during the 



