Tsiokantimo

The Tsiokantimo (or Tsiokatimo) is a strong south wind that blows in the southwest region of Madagascar, usually from August to September. This wind hits the vast stretches of predominantly sandy coastline, causing wind erosion of the soil, and bringing a lot of dust to the city of Toliara (formerly Tulear) in Madagascar, but also the anchovies that are pushed by the current and waves in the Tulear lagoon.[1][2]

Sea wind hitting sailors on Toliara Bay.

Popular culture

In the Malagasy culture, it is believed that the Tsiokantimo rises because of the death of a Vezo fisherman.[3]

References

Revised Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Support for resilient livelihoods in the South of Madagascar (P171056) (Report). Washington D.C.: World Bank Group. 2021. p. 120.
Anjanavalona, Augustine Andréa (2010). La variabilité climatique et ses conséquences sur les milieux physique et human à Toliara (PDF) (Thesis) (in French). University of Antananarivo.
"Nomads of the Sea" (PDF). Prime Magazine. November 2019. p. 11.

Bibliography

Fanony, Fulgence (1984). Tsiokantimo: vent du sud (in French). Paris: Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales. p. 173.

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[1] Revised Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Support for resilient livelihoods in the South of Madagascar (P171056) (Report). Washington D.C.: World Bank Group. 2021. p. 120.

[2] Anjanavalona, Augustine Andréa (2010). La variabilité climatique et ses conséquences sur les milieux physique et human à Toliara (PDF) (Thesis) (in French). University of Antananarivo.

[3] "Nomads of the Sea" (PDF). Prime Magazine. November 2019. p. 11.