harmattan

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The first winds of west Africa's Harmattan dry season are in the air, and Lagos, the economic capital of the continent's most populous country, is abuzz.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

However, over the last 20 years, an unexpected shift in the length of the dry, cool Harmattan season had scrambled that timing, causing the pollination periods of all three groups to align.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2018

It’s hard to not be charmed by their poetry — the Sahara’s Harmattan, France’s Mistral, and the Oe, that consonant-denuded Faroe Islands whirlwind.

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2013

The city's streets were calm, with the sun streaking through the dusty air as the seasonal Harmattan wind blew from the Sahara.

From Reuters • Jan. 14, 2013

I could not even see the sun, and the force of the Harmattan wind almost knocked me over.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince