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The [climate of India] is varied because of the vast size of the Indian continent, and India's unique geography and geology. Weather conditions vary greatly across India.
According to the Köppen system, India has six major climatic subtypes. The climate subtypes range from the western arid desert, to the northern alpine tundra and glaciers, and the southwestern humid tropical regions. The tropical regions even support rainforests. There are also Indian island territories.
India also has a variety of microclimates in various regions. The Indian nation has four seasons: winter (January and February), summer (March to May), a monsoon (rainy) season (June to September), and a post-monsoon period (October to December).
The Himalayas act as a barrier to the frigid katabatic winds flowing down from Central Asia. Thus, North India is kept warm or only mildly cold during winter; in summer, the same phenomenon makes India relatively hot.
Although the Tropic of Cancer—the boundary between the tropics and subtropics—passes through the middle of India, the whole country is considered to be tropical.
India has unstable weather conditions typical of the tropics:
These unstable weather conditions have killed or displaced millions.
Proponents of global warming claim that India's long-term climatic stability is threatened.
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