Author: Rainymap
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Best Time to Visit Nepal: Trekking Seasons vs. Monsoon Season
The best time to visit Nepal is October and November, when the monsoon has cleared and mountain views are sharpest, unlike the cloudy monsoon trails of June-September or the bitter cold of peak winter.
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Best Time to Visit Tokyo: Cherry Blossoms vs. Typhoon Season
The best time to visit Tokyo is late March-April for cherry blossoms or November for autumn colour, unlike the humid tsuyu rainy season of June-July or the hot, typhoon-prone stretch of August-October.
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Best Time to Visit Bali: Dry Season vs. Wet Season
The best time to visit Bali is May through September, the heart of the dry season, unlike the frequent afternoon downpours and higher humidity of the November-April wet season.
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Best Time to Visit Seychelles: Northwest Monsoon vs. Southeast Trade Winds
The best time to visit Seychelles is April-May and October-November, when trade winds fall calm on both coasts, unlike the reversing monsoons of December-March and June-September that make one coast rough while the other stays calm.
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Best Time to Visit Phuket: Dry Season vs. Monsoon Rains
The best time to visit Phuket is November through April, when skies are clear and the sea is calm, unlike the heavy rain and dangerous rip currents of the May-October monsoon season.
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Hundreds of Cobras Escape a Flooded China Snake Farm as Typhoon Maysak Kills 39
Two breached reservoirs washed away a commercial snake farm in Guangxi, China, releasing roughly 900 snakes — including venomous cobras — into flooded villages. Here’s what happened, why China farms cobras at all, and what to do if you ever encounter one.
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Is 2026 Going to Be the Hottest Year Ever Recorded? Here’s What the Data Shows
Every month of 2026 measured so far has ranked among the five warmest on record globally, and a strong El Niño is still intensifying. Here’s how 2026 stacks up against 2024’s record, updated monthly with the latest Copernicus, NASA and NOAA data.
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Flash Flooding Is Becoming America’s Defining Summer Weather Story in 2026
In the span of a single week in July 2026, flash flooding overwhelmed southeastern Missouri, sent water rushing through New Jersey streets, and put more than a thousand miles of the southern United States, from west Texas to the South Carolina coast, under some level of flood watch, continuing a pattern that made 2025 one…
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AI Weather Forecasting Just Had Its Breakout Year: Inside NOAA’s New AIGFS Model
NOAA has launched a new suite of operational, AI-driven global weather models, including one that produces a full 16-day forecast in about 40 minutes using just 0.3% of the computing power required by its traditional counterpart, marking one of the most significant shifts in forecasting technology in decades. Quick Facts What launched: NOAA’s AIGFS, Artificial…
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Why the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Gone Eerily Quiet
More than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, only one named storm, Tropical Storm Arthur, has formed across the entire Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico combined, and forecasters now expect the quietest season in over a decade. Quick Facts Named storms so far: just one, Tropical Storm Arthur, which formed offshore of…