Harmattan

06 Feb

Brace Yourself For The Worst In Coming Days As Harmattan Bites Hard

wontumionlineNewsclean air fund, Harmattan

If you abandoned your masks, it’s time to grab them as Accra earns the unenviable title of one of the cities in the world with the worst air quality. IQAir, an air quality monitoring centre with more than a dozen sensors around the country, has ranked Accra’s air quality as the worst, surpassing Mumbai in India and Wuhan in China. Researchers are warning that this year’s harmattan is about to get worse, with the dust season expected to peak in the coming days. Analysts with Clean Air Fund, including Victoria Owusu Tawiah, expressed concern, stating that “during February, we reach…

21 Feb

Harmattan: Use Pollution Masks, Reduce Outdoor Activities – EPA Warns

wontumionlineNewsEnvironmental Protection Agency, Harmattan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned against outdoor activities to prevent health risks associated with the current dry season which contains highly polluted dust. According to the EPA, the dust is being transported by low-level strong winds into the country hence the very dry and dusty weather being experienced over the northern, transition zones and part of the south. A statement by the EPA disclosed that the pollutant levels (PM2.5) exceeded the national limit and the World Health Organisation (WHO) interim target 3 values of 35 and 25ptg/m3 respectively and encouraged the use of pollution masks (nose masks, goggles…