[exclusive] | Define Tropical Monsoon Climate

Then, the winds shift. The rains stop as abruptly as they started. The ground dries, the dust rises, and the air becomes hazy. However, unlike the Tropical Savanna, the dry season in a Monsoon climate is not severe enough to kill the trees. The vegetation is adapted to retain moisture, creating landscapes of lush evergreen and deciduous forests that shed leaves to conserve water, rather than wide-open grasslands.

The Am climate creates a unique ecological theater of endurance.

However, what separates it from its neighbor, the Tropical Rainforest (Af), is precipitation.