Ronaldo is about to face Spain for the 4th time in 6 World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2018, 2026
He has also faced Brazil in 2010, Germany in 2014, and England in 2006.
Meanwhile Messi has played 6 World Cups and still hasn’t faced Spain, England, Brazil, or Italy once.
But we’re supposed to pretend the paths are the same?
🌍 THE HARMATTAN EFFECT
Every December–March, Saharan dust rolls across Ghana from north to south:
🔴 Tamale — first hit, PM2.5 surpasses 100 µg/m³
🟠 Kumasi & Accra — mid-December surge to 50–70 µg/m³
🟡 Takoradi & Cape Coast — lower but still 30–50 µg/m³
Families are digging through mud looking for what’s left of their homes, our leaders are singing hallelujah. No accountability. Just prayers and photo-ops. This is criminal negligence dressed up as gratitude. Fuck off!
200–500 µg/m³, by far exceeding any city's outdoor reading
👶 Women and children bear the heaviest exposure
💀 Indoor air pollution causes ~8,800 deaths per year in Ghana
#RuralGhana#IndoorAir#CleanCooking
🏘️ RURAL GHANA — Cleaner Air, But a Different Danger
Rural areas generally record lower ambient PM2.5 than cities, but face a deadlier indoor pollution crisis:
🍳 Over 70% of rural Ghanaians cook on biomass; firewood, charcoal, dung
🏠 Indoor PM2.5 from biomass stoves can reach
🏰 CAPE COAST
📍 Cape Coast's PM2.5 is currently 10.8× the WHO annual safe guideline (IQAir, 2026)
🔥 Open waste burning is widespread across the Central Region
🍳 Biomass cooking fuels dominate in households throughout the city
🌍 A city that draws tourists from across the
Morning forecast 01/07/2026
Mostly cloudy weather expected across most places this morning. A few places within the coastal sector are also likely to experience intermittent slight to moderate rain.
#weatherupdate#gmet#earlywarning
As efforts to strengthen #AirQuality mgm't continue, knowledge exchange & collaboration remain central to long-term progress. In the lead up to the #CleanAirForumPretoria, we caught up with the @CCACoalition Secretariat to reflect on partnerships & capacity building in AQ mgm't.