In our part of the world , we are in the dry season and everything is dry and withering. Trees are shedding their leaves just in order to conserve available water in the roots only. During this period which started in late November will continue to the month of March before we started experiencing rainfall once again. But the in-thing at this period of this dry season is Harmattan.

Harmattan Is a name given to the wind that is blowing across the West Africa sub -region , this wind is coming from the North Africa where Sahara desert is situated. Geographically , it is North East trade winds and it is very dry. It brings along ferocious dryness capable of blowing sand and dust. Everywhere is dusty. During this time it is not uncommon to see everything under the sun dusty. No thanks to Harmattan. Every untarred road is filled with dust if you ply on it.

Apart from everywhere being dusty , human beings too have their share of the Harmattan. Irrespective of the number of times you bath in a day , your body would still look scratchy and whitish. Of a truth , every single person has his lips peeled and eyes reddish. Everyone goes around with a small quantity of ointment like Robb to smoothen one's lip. The sales of Lipstick has gone up. Ladies apply this lipstick to prevent their lips from being scratchy and peeled away.

During this Harmattan period , excessive cold is experienced in the morning. As soon as it is 12 midnight. Cold descended heavily on the environment and people start feeling it inside. It is not uncommon seeing people wearing thick clothes around and anyone who defies Harmattan by not wearing thick clothes , is seen shivering and catarrh is a common cold infection people suffer.

There is excess heat in the afternoon. It not uncommon seeing people consuming high percentage of water. Some hawkers selling bottles and satchels of water make brisk business and the rate of turnover of their business is high after all. Though , in some afternoon , cloud cover does the magic of shielding away the sun , creating impression that the sun not overhead in the sky. During this time , the heat is reduced.

The Arable Farmers appear to be on vacation. They have little weeds to clear. Land preparation for the incoming farming season is made simple because everywhere is dry. Bush burning is the order of the day, though not the best way but some emergency hunters do invade thick Forest around in search of rodents , squirrels and what have you , therafter set bush on fire. This is a blessing in disguise for farmers. They use the lands for farming much later. Cash crops Farmers like cocoa use the period to dry cocoa seeds and bag it for sale. They make money after all.

This is not the best of time for Aircrafts to fly around. The Air transport business is badly affected by poor weather conditions. There's poor visibility. But I believe a number of Aeroplanes and Airlines are having their movement schedules cancelled and restrategise and rescheduled. No thanks to Harmattan.

Though Harmattan is beneficial to oursome extent. It is a Doctor. A natural medical doctor. It heals sores. It dries up and heal wounds. Sometimes those who show signs of fever are healed before it goes out of hands.

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