Page 18, The Herald, Friday, July 20, 1979 NEW DELHI (Reuter) — The monsoon has arrived in the Indian spbcontinent again, its welcome rains bringing relief from stifling heat and disastrous droughts. But this year there is a difference. The monsoon is being studied in detail by scientists from 36 countries in a four- month-long summer mon-' soon experiment, They hope that improved predictions will he of help to farmers who want to plant their crops at the proper time and that a better knowledge of the Asian monsoon will improve un- derstanding of global weather. Extended weather forecasts over all areas of the world are not possible without an accurate description of the monsoon and its wide-ranging effectg, Of the two distinct mon- soons, the more familiar summer one delivers nearly all of India’s rain during June, July and August. IN INDIA aa Monsoons a welcome relief — When the summer. mon- soon is strong, it changes the parched lands of the sub- continent toa verdant green, But when it fails, and rain is slight, the people -cannoj grow enough food. The winter monsoon origi- nates over eastern parta of the Soviet Union and China and dumps rain on the Philippines, and Malay Peninsula, Indonesia and. Australia. A winter monsoon ex- perlment started in December last year with operations co-ordinated from Kula Lumpur. The summer experiment now is operating out of Bombay. The major participants are Afghanistan, . Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, So- malia, the Soviet Union and the United States. The U.S., which has in- vested about $4 million in the summer experiment, has assembled a large force of planes and ships for the project as well. as two L- satellites over the equator. _ Inaddition, there are three, polar-orbiting satellites, two provided by the U.S. and one by the Soviet Union. The ships and planes will gather meteorclogical and oceanographic data from the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal the Arabian Sea and the surrounding land regions. Joachim Kuettner, director of the U.S. monsoon experiment project office, says the operation has two major objectives. The first Is to understand the mechanism of the monsoons’ so that short- range predictions can be improved on rainfall, cy- clones and other weather phenomena. The second objective is to determine the interactions of the monsoons with the global atmospheric circulation. Because of the second objective, the poject is part of the 140-nation Global Weather Experiment, a ca- Operative yearlong § in- Drought could bring DACCA, Bangladesh (Reuter) — Bangladesh may face famine if rain does nat end its worst drought in 40 years soon, according to a government report. Vast areas of the country lie parched, and ponds and streams used for irrigation have dried up. Exactly how much of the country has been hit by the drought is not known, but the government estimates that nearly one-third of Bangla- desh’s 14.4 million acres of arable land have turned into waste ground. The water in the Kaptai Dam, the country's largest hydroelectric power station, - is at an all-time low and electricity supplies to Dacca and elsewhere are seriously threatened, The © drought has not ‘claimed any deaths so far in this land of 85 million people, but the memory of the major crop failure in 1974, which helped to topple the government. of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman the following year, still haunts Bangladesh. People are pinning their hopes on the monsoon which already is late, If it fails, President Ziaur Rahman, who has ruled the country for. nearly four years, will find himself,in grave trouble, Many observers believe that if the drought and its aftermath are not dealt with efficiently, this natural calamity might end up as a man-made problem. ‘The price of rice is clim- bing steeply and many grain dealers are ignoring drought and storm.” ‘ against speculative hoard- ing. vestigation of ‘the earth's weather patterns plannedby 4 the World Meteorological Organization and the In- ternational Council of Scientific Unions. : Kuetiner says analysis .o the winter monsoon showed that major disturbances in the-eastern Indian Ocean, ~~~ including several ; devastating cyclones In Sri Lanka, seemed to be sparked by the monsoons whose flow was diverted to that region by the highlands of In- donesia’s Sumatra Island. Rain during the winter monsoon seemed - more complex and erratic than , anticipated, making con- ditions hard to predict, , “The effects of the mon- soons can be felt halfway around the globe,” Kuettner says. “Anything we learn about them will help people — especially in the lands whose . economies depend on their rains and who suffer from their extremes of flood, famine government warnings. The drought also threatens the military government’s success in reducing food’ imports and may deflect it in its aim of diverting foreign aid toward improving 5 communications, industry ; rE and housing. oe, aa See BR CE et RN ae fee us ea The agricultural situation Wearing the same type of clothing used by the ,New France garden. White heets, white carrots, peas : and medicinal herbs are being planted In the terraced garden. The reconstruction is about 95 miles north of ‘oronto. donnes, or lay apoaties, who helped the Jesuit missionaries establish an outpost of New Francein the wilderness of Huronia two young guides at Sainte- Maire among the Hurons prepare a 17th Centruyatyle still is unclear but the third . rice crop, which usually is harvested between March and May, ‘almost has been destroyed. : a . INFO HEALTH DR. BOB YOUNG Keeping your doctor in- formed has become more difficult as a result of the . declining value of the dolla¥ and inflation in general. All of us are affected by changes in the economy. Doctors are noting that the escalating costs of courses are putting many of them out of reach, Many of the better courses are in the States, and our 80- cent dollar increases the cost * of attending these. In ad- dition, mandatory tinuing education in many American states has resulted in an increased number of courses being offered. Since doctors must take them, a seller's market has developed and tuition ffees have climbed dramatically. A few years ago a week- long course would cost $75 or $100. Now $500 Is usually not enough. When transportation and hotel bills are added, the cost becomes considerable. Expenses at home go on while the doctor is away. It costs about $1) to keep the office running for a day, and you cannot just close down | for the week, Patients have to be directed to other doctors and someone has to make the appointments for your return. Finally, the physician must allow for the Incar - he loses while he is away. When all these factors are added together, the good doctor may decide that two, three, or four thousand dollars is more than he can afford fora one-week course fra Nest Famous Basket in the Werid one iyo. It's time to call your Welcome Wagon hostess. Lois Mohninger - 635-5309 Evelyn Anweiler 635-5571 post-graduate con- om. 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