The Ghana Meteorological Agency has declared that Ghanaians will experience an intense Harmattan season throughout December 2023 due to the arrival of a dry continental wind.
Speaking during an interview with Citi News, a Senior Meteorologist at the agency, Frederick Cudjoe, said Ghanaians must be wary and very vigilant to avoid any unforeseen contingencies that may occur during the festive season
“We advise that when visibility becomes very poor especially early in the morning and then at dawn, motorists should take necessary precautions, especially by using their fog lights and also driving within the speed limit, also, people who go to farms, we advise that they take the necessary precautions to prevent any fire outbreak,” he said.
He urged Ghanaians to adopt wearing nose mask to avoid any sickness.
“Again, since we will be having particles in the atmosphere, we advise that maybe we can put on our nose masks during this period to avoid taking in a lot of those particles into our respiratory systems”, he added.
According to him, the agency is detecting a dry continental wind invading in the country and they are expecting the condition to last within December.
“This means that we are going to be getting a lot of this dryness coming from the Sahara and the Sahel regions into our country ,and, then also the dust conditions will be accompanied by winds which are coming from the northern part of the continent into our country,” he said.
