Geology Country Blogs- Ghana 🇬🇭

Ghana is affected by coastal erosion. Which is led by human activities that amplify the rise in water levels linked to global warming are largely responsible for this. There are villages in Ghana that are becoming islands.  Ghana’s economic success over the last decade has come at a price, particularly for the country’s coastline .  Unregulated human activities have greatly accelerated the problem of coastal erosion − a natural ongoing process by which coastlines adapt to varying sea levels, the energy levels of the tides and currents, sediment supply, and the existing topography over hundreds of years.  Sand mining for dams started the rot followed by the construction of deep sea ports. It is stated that 37% of the country's coastal land was lost to erosion and flooding between 2005 and 2017. With that being said  heavy waves and floods have eaten into the shoreline have caused the percentage to go up. 

 The country of Ghana certainly has some extreme weather. Matter of fact it is in the high zone for extreme heat.  Climate and rainfall variations have also contributed to an ecological imbalance.   In the northern part of Ghana, there have been both floods and droughts which they're becoming more frequent occurrences alongside high temperatures and extreme heat. Some sources that can be provided to Ghana to help the heat are   increasing tree and vegetative cover , installing green roofs, using cool pavements, cooling centers for the community centers, be alerted of information coming across.  The average temperatures in Ghana rise beyond 86 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit  impacting people’s lives and ability to work.  Recently as in 2022, Ghana has been getting heavy rainfall  that goes on for 24 hours and extreme flooding causing certain parts of Ghana to get destroyed. Accra has been hit with a series of flooding in May and June of 2022. It is...