India monsoon sweeps north but brings less rain than usual (opens in new tab)

Hundreds of millions of people in India rely on the annual monsoon winds to bring vital rains that sustain agriculture and industry. But climate change is making the country hotter and shifting weather patterns, and the presence of the El Nino weather phenomenon this year has brought warnings of lower rainfall. As of Monday, India had received 60.6 millimetres (2.4 inches) of rainfall, 43 percent less than the normal amount for this point in the season, according to weather department figures...