This year’s monsoon opened with India’s fifth-driest June on record and rainfall almost 40% below normal levels, followed by a sudden deluge early this month

India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week.

India's monsoon rainfall is becoming more erratic due to El Niño and global warming, with the shift threatening agricultural output and straining the nation's power grids. Dry…