Harmattan is a seasional trade wind in West African countries leaves an haze in the sky.

Harmattan is a seasional trade wind in West African countries leaves an haze in the sky: Harmattan Quiz: www.purposegames.com/game/win...
The Harmattan is a dry dusty wind.
The Harmattan blows in the south of the Sahara to the Gulf of Guinea.
The wind direction is mainly Northeast.
The Harmattan is a seasonal wind. It blows from November to March.
When the wind in the Sahara blows over open desert plains, it can take a lot of sand from the ground. The very small micro dust particles with a seize of 0.5 to 10 micrometers come into a suspension in the air. And can be transported over great distances by this wind, up to thousands of kilometers. When the air movement is strong enough it can lead to huge sand and dust storms. In the winter months there is a lot of dust in the air in West Africa because of the Harmattan. This makes the environment quite hazy. Sometimes the sunlight is even blocked by the Harmattan haze . Lets take a look at the negative side effects of the Harmattan,
Let's take a look at the major winds in the African continent and the local names for these winds : Quiz www.purposegames.com/game/win...
The Harmattan is thus a Northeastern Trade Wind blowing from the Southern Sahara towards the Gulf of Guinea
The Sirocco is a hot, extremely dry southern wind that brings heat and dust from Algeria and Tunisia to the Mediterranean and southern Europe. If the weather conditions are favorable, this red dust can also reach the Netherlands.
The Ghibli is a hot, extremely dry south wind that blows from Libya towards Greece.
The Khamsin is a hot, extremely dry south wind that brings heat / dust and sand storms to the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula
Haboobs are large sand storms in Sudan and South Sudan that do not really have a predominant wind direction
Cape Doctor; A strong dry south-easterly wind in South Africa brings good weather to Cape Town
Levanter is a strong warm easterly wind through the Strait of Gibraltar that can cause fog and cloud development and heavy showers
A strongly persistent harmattan can destroy crops due to the dust layer on the leaves and the lack of rainfall, which can cause farmers in the Sahel zone to encounter massive crop failures.
In some West African countries, the high amount of dust in the air limits visibility and the aviation industry can be severely affected by the Har, atan. Every year airline flights are canceled because of this. a huge expense
The dust contains microbes and can infect food,
All kinds of health effects can occur
The Harmattan can have direct consequences in the airways, causing respiratory problems and asthmatic complaints.
The eyes and lips can also be seriously irritated.
But even worse, diseases such as meningitis can also spread. The meningococcus is absorbed more easily into the blood by the dust, which can lead to life-threatening situations.
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[@christianbreuer560]

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[@harrisonakiti5505]

If you want proper harmattan haze come to any of the northern regions of Ghana

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America - snow
Africa - harmathan

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