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Monsoon rainfall amount stable for decades

Heavy rains balanced by less frequent moderate rain during India`s monsoon season keep the rain amounts in check, researchers said. However, Professor Julia Slingo from the Walker Institute at the University of Reading said said Goswami`s findings, while significant, should include several cautions. She said 50 years is too short a time to reach definitive conclusions because Indian monsoon rainfall patterns seem to vary over several decades. Also, the study related rainfall to the Indian Ocean, but Slingo said the area the researchers examined included monsoon rains influenced by other factors, such proximity to the Himalayas.