An inset map shows pre-Monsoon rainfall by state in India in summer 2023: The middle band of the country shows less than 87.7 mm; the states around that show 87.7-150.2 mm; and states on the north ...

Henry Fountain, a Times climate reporter, and Saumya Khandelwal, a photographer, traveled across India to examine the causes and consequences of the changing monsoon. Maps by Zach Levitt and ...