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In this July 18, 2011 file photo, Indian farmers carry paddy saplings for planting in a rice filed on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. The seasonal monsoon, which hits the region between June and September, delivers more than 70 percent of India's annual rainfall. Its arrival is eagerly awaited by hundreds of millions of subsistence farmers across the country, and delays can ruin crops or exacerbate drought.In an effort to better understand and predict South Asia's seasonal monsoon, British scientists are getting ready to release robots into the Bay of Bengal in a study of how ocean conditions might affect rainfall patterns. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)
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