<p>The experts' predictions about the arrival of the monsoon over the sub-continent went awry last year due to the unexpected development of a severe storm over the Arabian Sea which resulted in the rain clouds veering away from the Peninsula towards the Gulf of Oman.<br /><br />This year, it is the turn of the Bay of Bengal to by-pass the prognostication of the weather experts, when the cyclonic disturbance Aila delayed the onset of the South-West monsoon over the southern parts of the country by over a week. </p>.<p><em>Arun Malankar<br />Kalina, Santa Cruz (E)<br />Mumbai 400098</em></p>
<p>The experts' predictions about the arrival of the monsoon over the sub-continent went awry last year due to the unexpected development of a severe storm over the Arabian Sea which resulted in the rain clouds veering away from the Peninsula towards the Gulf of Oman.<br /><br />This year, it is the turn of the Bay of Bengal to by-pass the prognostication of the weather experts, when the cyclonic disturbance Aila delayed the onset of the South-West monsoon over the southern parts of the country by over a week. </p>.<p><em>Arun Malankar<br />Kalina, Santa Cruz (E)<br />Mumbai 400098</em></p>
