This phenomenon of rare magnitude has been observable in Gabon since last Sunday. Visible consequence on the coast and the Atlantic Ocean, tide heights beyond 2.50 meters. The usual standard being between 1.60 and 1.90 m.
Many of us noticed that the water level on the seafront in Libreville, and the maritime coast of Gabon, as a whole, had reached unusual heights since Sunday afternoon. Between 1.60 and 1.80 meters, usually, in the case of Libreville, around 1.90 and 2 meters for Cocobeach (the Estuaire), Port-Gentil (Ogooué-Maritime) and Mayumba (Nyanga). ), the tide had arrived, on March 10, 2024, at more than 2.50 meters. Even exceeding the thresholds on the entire national coastline and the Atlantic Ocean of Gabon.
In the West and South-West of France, the waves reached 4 to 7 meters in height for tidal coefficients (magnitude) of up to 117. Weather specialists even speak of the “most significant” tides of the decade” and predict that during this month of March 2024, they should reach record levels.
Faced with this spectacular natural phenomenon, reactions were quick to respond. On the web, everyone had their comment. “I had to cut short the walk last Sunday on the seafront with my children. I asked myself so many questions about this violence of the waves“, said another Internet user yesterday.
“My only reflex, at that moment, was to secure my vehicle and leave the scene.“, shares another. This concern continues to haunt the Gabonese, many of whom thought, on Sunday afternoon, of the occurrence of a tsunami or a climatic catastrophe.
Frédéric Serge LONG
Libreville/Gabon
2024-03-14 10:17:52
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