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Imfazwe yemozulu: Ukufudumala kweHlabathi kuKhulisa njani ukungavisisani

Ingxaki yemozulu ayizi. Sele elapha. Ukuba siyaqhubeka njengangaphambili, kuyakufudumala ngamaqondo amathandathu kwiqondo lomhlaba jikelele kunangaphambili. Injongo kukunciphisa ubushushu behlabathi ukuya kwiidigri ezimbini xa kuthelekiswa nexesha langaphambi kokushishina, "sitsho isivumelwano semozulu yaseParis. Iidigri eziyi-1,5 zibhetele. Oko kwakungo-2015. Akukho nto ingako eyenzekileyo ukusukela ngoko. Umxholo we-CO2 kwiatmosfera uyaqhubeka nokukhula kunye nawo amaqondo obushushu-ngaphandle kwesifo se-corona.

Uninzi lotshintsho esijamelana nalo ngoku kwimozulu nakwimozulu lwaxelwa kwangaphambili yingxelo yeKlabhu yaseRoma kwasekuqaleni kweminyaka yee-70. Ngo-1988, izazinzulu ezingama-300 eToronto zalumkisa ngokunyuka kwamaqondo obushushu aphakathi ukuya kuthi ga kwiidigri ezi-4,5 ngo-2005. Iziphumo "zazimbi njengemfazwe yenyukliya". Kwingxelo ekwiNew York Times, umbhali waseMelika u-Nathaniel Rich uchaza indlela oomongameli base-US u-Reagan no-Bush, bephantsi koxinzelelo kumzi-mveliso weoyile ngo-80, bathintela uqoqosho lwase-US ekubeni lutshintshe lusebenzise amandla amancinci kwaye luzinze. Kwangasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-70, abaphandi be-NASA nabanye “babeqonde kakuhle ukuba ukutshiswa kwezibaso kuzisa umhlaba kwixesha elitsha elishushu.” Ngoku sele iqalile.

Abaqhubi bengxabano

Iimbambano zehlabathi ziya zisanda. Uninzi lwabantu lufuna ukuhlala njengoninzi lwe-Yurophu eseMbindini okanye eMntla Melika: ubuncinci imoto phambi komnyango, i-smartphone entsha qho emva kweminyaka emibini, iinqwelomoya ezingabizi kakhulu eholideyini kunye nokuthenga izinto ezininzi esingazaziyo nezolo ayizukufuneka ngomso. Abahlali basematyotyombeni eIndiya, ePakistan okanye eNtshona Afrika bakhathalela oku kulahlwa kuthi: Baxhela inkunkuma yabathengi bethu ngaphandle kwempahla yokuzikhusela, batyhefa kwaye bazitshise ngokwabo kule nkqubo kwaye okuseleyo kungena emhlabeni. Sihambisa inkunkuma yeplastiki, ibhengezwe njengephinda isetyenziswe kwakhona, eMpuma Asia, apho iphelela elwandle. Kwaye singaya phi ukuba wonke umntu wenze le nto? Hayi kude kakhulu. Ukuba wonke umntu ebenokuphila njengathi, besizakudinga umhlaba omane. Ukuba ukongeza ukusetyenziswa kwezixhobo zaseJamani kwihlabathi, kuya kuba zintathu. Umlo wezinto ezinqabileyo uya wanda. 

Ukunyibilika komkhenkce, umhlaba owomileyo

Ukuba umkhenkce kwiiHimalaya nakwiiAndes uyanyibilika, isinye kwisihlanu soluntu eMzantsi Merika nakuMzantsi-mpuma weAsia ekugqibeleni siya kuzifumana sisemhlabeni owomileyo. Imilambo emikhulu eIndiya, eMzantsi naseIndochina iphelelwa ngamanzi. Isinye kwisithathu samaqhekeza omkhenkce anyibilikile ukusukela ngo-1980. Ngokwengcaciso evela kwiWorldwatch, i-1,4 yezigidigidi zabantu sele behlala "kwiindawo ezinamanzi anqabileyo". Ngo-2050 iyakuba ziibhiliyoni ezintlanu. Phantse kwizigidi ezingama-500 ubomi babantu buxhomekeke emanzini avela kwiiHimalaya kuphela. ILaos kunye nomazantsi eVietnam, umzekelo, bahlala emanzini nangaphandle kwamanzi eMekong. Ngaphandle kwamanzi akukho rayisi, akukho siqhamo, akukho mifuno. 

Kweminye imimandla yehlabathi, utshintsho lwemozulu luyacutha izixhobo eziluncedo ukuze abantu baphile. Sele kunjalo namhlanje, iipesenti ezingama-40 zommandla womhlaba uthathwa njengendawo eyomileyo kwaye iintlango zisasazeka ngakumbi. Iimbalela, izaqhwithi kunye nezikhukula zibetha ingakumbi abo kufuneka benze ngaphandle koovimba ngezinto abazihluthayo kumhlaba wabo obharhile. Ngamahlwempu.

Imbalela yemfazwe

Imfazwe yamakhaya eSyria yandulelwa lelona xesha lide lembalela eyakha yabakho kweli lizwe. Ngokophando olwenziwe yingcali yesimo sezulu e-US uColin Kelley, malunga ne-2006 yezigidi zaseSyria bafudukela ezidolophini phakathi ko-2010 no-1,5-ngokuyinxenye kuba umhlaba wabo obharhileyo awusabondli. Iimpikiswano ezinobundlobongela zivela ngaphandle kwemfuneko xa ezinye izinto zisenza mandundu imeko. Ulawulo lwe-Assad, umzekelo, lunqumle inkxaso-mali yokutya okutya okuqhelekileyo. Ubhalise kumgaqo-nkqubo woqoqosho olukhululekileyo oshiye amaxhoba embalela ezimela ngaphandle koncedo lukarhulumente. "Utshintsho lwemozulu luvulele umnyango esihogweni eSyria", wabhala u-Sekela Mongameli wase-US u-Al Gore kunye no-Barack Obama bahlalutya emva kokuqala kwemfazwe: "Imbalela, ukusilela kwesivuno kunye nokutya okunexabiso kuye kwanceda ekubambeni kwembambano yokuqala."

Kwakhona kwi Ezinye iindawo zehlabathi , ngakumbi kwingingqi yaseSahel, ubushushu behlabathi bubangela iingxabano. Esinye isizathu sokuyeka.

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