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Harmattan: Africa's Dry, Dust-laden Wind

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West Africa's hazardous winds: Harmattan carries more than dust—it also spreads disease

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From December to late March , nearly all of West Africa falls under the influence of the Harmattan .

The cool, dry and dust-laden wind gets its name from haramata, a word in the Ghanaian language Fanti.

The wind originates from high-pressure systems over the Sahara , south of Algeria and Libya , and north of Mauritania , Mali , Niger and Chad .

It significantly alters the climate and environmental conditions of the region it crosses.

It's important to strengthen impact observation networks across West Africa and enhance air quality monitoring, especially in urban areas, where local pollution can worsen the dangers of dust and Harmattan heat. Provided by The Conversation.

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https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/144970/choking-on-saharan-dusthttps://www.britannica.com/science/azimuthhttps://www.carbonbrief.org/expanding-azores-high-driving-unprecedented-changes-in-western-europes-climate/?utmhttps://healthwise.punchng.com/beware-harmattan-may-trigger-respiratory-diseases-worsen-chronic-conditions/?utmhttps://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094714000218https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Cheikh-Modou-Noreyni-Fallhttps://www.yachtingworld.com/weather/tradewinds-explained-sailing-across-atlantic-124350https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0562-1https://b.tellusjournals.se/articles/10.3402/tellusb.v67.27170?utmhttps://environmentgo.com/effects-of-harmattan/?utmhttps://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2025/dust-storm.jpghttps://scijinks.gov/what-is-a-monsoon/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/151679-harmattan-doctors-urge-precautionary-measures-infections.html?tztc=1https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/21/5/2007jcli1766.1.xml?utmhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168192321003567https://www.weather.gov/source/zhu/ZHU_Training_Page/Miscellaneous/lowleveljet/lowleveljet.htmlhttps://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/ncaa-cautions-pilots-operators-on-harmattan-haze/?utmhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christophe-Lavayssehttps://theconversation.comhttps://theconversation.com/west-africas-hazardous-winds-harmattan-carries-more-than-dust-it-also-spreads-disease-252426https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780199653065.001.0001/acref-9780199653065-e-3787https://www.jstor.org/stable/2257816https://www.researchgate.net/figure/The-difference-in-boreal-winter-December-February-mean-sea-level-pressure-and-1000-hPa_fig1_215865799

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