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This term was first used by the name as "monsoon" in English language in India during British period. The term monsoon has been originated from the Arabic term 'mawsumm' which means season.

A monsoon is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region. Monsoons cause wet and dry seasons throughout much of the tropics. Monsoons are most often associated with the Indian Ocean, hence Monsoon is a physical feature that plays a vital role in controlling the winter temperature in India.Winters are cooler and pleasant and many states have an average temperature of 25 degrees C. The northeastern and the northern parts of the country experience extremely cold climates that can reach below 0-degree temperature.

Blossom showers are the showers that occur during hot weather or summer season. These showers help in the blossom of coffee flowers in Karnataka, Kerala and nearby area.

A Hydrological Disaster is a violent, sudden and destructive change either in quality of earth's water or in distribution or movement of water on land below the surface or in atmosphere.

A flood is an overflow of water that submerges land. The EU Floods Directive defines a flood as a temporary covering by water of land which is usually not covered by water. Flooding may result from the volume of water within a body of water, such as a river or lake, which overflows causing the result that some of the water escapes its usual boundaries.

$1.4$ million people were affected by flooding in Bihar on $27th$ August $2008$. Flooding occurred throughout the Kori river valley in northern Bihar, in the district of Supaul, Araria, Saharsa, Madhepura, Bhagalpur, Khagaria and Purnea.