Umthelela we-Maui Wildfire:
Izingozi zemvelo ziwusongo oluqhubekayo emhlabeni wethu, enye yawo umlilo wequbula. Isibonelo, i-Maui Fire ibe nomthelela omkhulu emvelweni, ikakhulukazi izinga lomoya ezindaweni ezithintekile. Lapho kubhekwa ukungcoliswa komoya okwandayo, indima yezihlanzi zomoya ekulweni nezinto ezingcolisa umoya isibalulekile.
Umlilo wequbula waseMaui ucekele phansi umhlaba omningi ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula, wadedela intuthu eningi nokungcola emkhathini. Intuthu evela emlilweni wequbula iqukethe amazinga aphezulu amagesi ayingozi kanye nezinhlayiyana ezincane, ezaziwa nge-PM2.5. Lezi zinhlayiya ezincane zingangena zijule emaphashini ethu, zibe yingozi enkulu empilweni, ikakhulukazi kulabo abanezinkinga zokuphefumula noma amasosha omzimba abuthakathaka.
Ukungcoliswa komoya okuvela emlilweni wequbula akuthinti kuphela izindawo eziseduze, kodwa nasezindaweni ezingomakhelwane. Umoya uthwala izinto ezingcolisayo, uzisakaze ezindaweni ezikude, okwenza izinga lomoya lonakale kakhulu ngale kwezindawo ezikhahlamezwe umlilo. Lokhu kubeka engcupheni enkulu impilo kubahlali, ngisho nasezindaweni ezibukeka zingathinteki ngqo kulo mlilo.
Kulokhu, ukubaluleka kwesihlanzi somoya akukwazi ukugcizelelwa ngokweqile.Izihlanzi zomoyasebenza ngokususa izinto ezingcolisa umoya eziyingozi, ngaleyo ndlela uthuthukise izinga lomoya. Izihlungi zomoya ziza nezinhlobonhlobo zezihlungi ezingasusa ngempumelelo izinhlayiya zentuthu, isilwane esifuywayo, izinhlamvu zesikhunta, nezinye izinto ezicasula emoyeni. Ikakhulukazi, isihlungi se-HEPA singathwebula kahle izinhlayiya ezinhle njenge-PM2.5, ngaleyo ndlela sithuthukise ikhwalithi yomoya iyonke.
Ngesikhathi somlilo waseMaui, abahlanzi bomoya badlale indima ebalulekile ekuqinisekiseni impilo nempilo yalabo abathintekile. Ngokususa izinhlayiya zentuthu nokunye ukungcola emoyeni, izinto zokuhlanza umoya zinganikeza ukukhululeka kwesikhashana ezimweni eziyingozi. Banikeza indawo engcwele ekhaya, benza indawo yasendlini ehlanzekile nenempilo kusukela ngaphandle kwentuthu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho,abahlanza umoyafuthi inganciphisa ubungozi bezempilo besikhathi eside obuhlobene nokuchayeka isikhathi eside ezintweni ezingcolisa umoya, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasengozini. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abahlala ezindaweni ezivame ukusha, lapho izinga lomoya lingase libe sengozini isikhathi eside. Ukutshala imali kumshini wokuhlanza umoya kungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yezifo zokuphefumula kanye nokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile futhi kukhuthaze impilo yonke.
Ngaphezu kwemicimbi yomlilo wequbula, izinto zokuhlanza umoya nazo zibalulekile ekulweni nokungcola komoya nsuku zonke. Izinga lethu lomoya ongaphakathi endlini livame ukuba sengozini ngokwanda kwamazinga okungcola okuvela emithonjeni eyahlukene okuhlanganisa izimoto, izimboni kanye nemishini yokuphehla amandla ngamalahle. Izinto zokuhlanza umoya zisebenza njengesihlangu, zisivikele kulokhu kungcola kwangaphandle futhi zinikeze umoya ohlanzekile ezindlini zethu nasezindaweni zokusebenza.
Sengiphetha, umlilo we-Maui kanye nemiphumela yawo ibonisa ukubaluleka okubalulekile kwezihlanzi zomoya ekulweni nokungcola komoya. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngesikhathi senhlekelele yemvelo noma ekuphileni kwansuku zonke, iisihlanzi somoyaiyithuluzi elibalulekile ekuzivikeleni thina kanye nabathandekayo bethu ezintweni ezingcolisayo eziyingozi. Ngokutshala imali kulawa madivayisi, sithatha isinyathelo esiya ekudaleni indawo enempilo kanye nokunciphisa ubungozi bezempilo obuhambisana nokungcoliswa komoya.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-25-2023
