Silent Tsunami: These Fury Harmattan Winds from Libya Interrupts Daily Life in Central Africa
Posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
by Chris Kanyane
Global Center For Research World Wide
Going up and down the continent of Africa, from Cape Town the southern tip city of Africa in South Africa and then launching extreme north of the continent into Cairo, Egypt, the northern tip city of Africa, then swinging back into West Africa and Central Africa, before heading to the Horn of Africa that is Ethiopia and Somalia, you will be confronted (in Central Africa) with the fury of harmattan winds. These winds sweeps over the surface and kicks up huge amounts of clouds of dust. Harmattan winds often take place in December, January, February and March.
The word harmattan comes from one of the Ghana indigenous languages in West Africa. When the dust in these winds gets thick and dense it bring daily life activities like business, commerce, funerals, weddings, sports games to a complete stop for days. They often rise to the altitude of about 6 000 feet. The dangers of harmattan winds also range from breathing problems, eye complaints and migraines to heart attacks. They also trigger an annual meningitis epidemic. The wind encourages the disease by damaging membranes in the throat and lungs. The number of meningitis cases drops rapidly as soon as the rainy season begins this time in this month of April.
Among other catastrophes, brought by harmattan winds results in the cancellation of flights since pilots are not able to see airport runways. Or pilots have to draw on their considerable skill and experience maneuvering through the skies to make successful landing. The dense dust often settles on decks of ships risking ships to sink down in the ocean.
These harmattan winds once again draw our attention to the powerful forces of nature on our lives and their impact on human societies as we see the great undersea tsunami catastrophes in Japan currently. All these signal to us that we do not control our affairs and destiny as we often think and are taught by modern philosophers that we can bring things into manifestation by imagining them in our mind. (I would say yes to a limited degree we can manifest what we imagine in our mind) but in the great scheme of things, this world is completely far beyond your short sighted limited mind and consciousness.
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