Harmattan Rain
Weather down here in the tropics is split into two general seasons, rainy and dry, but there are some intricacies. For instance, Ghana is currently in its dry season, and therein we have what is referred to as the Harmattan . The harmattan, most simply put in context, is a wind that blows huge amounts of sand from the Sahara Desert all the way down into the southern part of Ghana. The northern part of the country is not that far from the ever-expanding Sahara. In fact, according to some sources a significant part of Ghana, i.e. the North, is under imminent threat of desertification . At times when the harmattan is really making its presence felt, I can personally perceive how Ghana could become a desert if it lasted long enough without any rain. There are certain areas up here in the mountains (in the south) where you may have a house in a vulnerable position, i.e. at a higher altitude than others, and during the peak of the harmattan its roof could look l...