The southwest monsoon is late this year. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday, May 16, had predicted that the onset of southwest monsoon is delayed by four days. An agricultural economy, India is heavily reliant on the monsoon which brings 75 percent of its annual rainfall.
(a) As a student of Geography, what according to you may be the reason for the delay of monsoon?
(b) What is the usual time for the onset of summer monsoon in Kerala?