IAmazon yenye yezona ndawo zibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni, ukuba ayibalulekanga, ebomini. Ihlala elona hlathi likhulu emhlabeni, izityalo zemihla ngemihla zifunxa ikharbon diokside kwaye zikhuphe ioksijini, igesi esiyifunayo ukuze sihlale siphila. Kodwa, Ngaba iyasinda kutshintsho lwemozulu?
Kumashumi eminyaka akutshanje, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi kwenziwa ngokukhawuleza kakhulu. Ukwanda kwabemi kuthetha ukuba iindlela ziyakhiwa kwaye amasimi ezolimo ayenziwa kumhlaba owawukude ngoku ube ngowendalo eluhlaza. Kodwa, ukongeza, njengoko iplanethi ishushu, ulawulo lwemvula luyatshintsha, lubeka izityalo emngciphekweni.
Ngexesha lenyanga ka-Epreli imvula ibinamandla kangangokuba ibangele umonakalo omkhulu: ayigcinanga nje ukuphuphuma kwemilambo iMulato, iMocoa neSangucayo (ISebe lasePutumayo, eColombia) kubangela ukuba abantu abangama-300 baphulukane nobomi babo, kodwa Bashiye iintsapho ezingama-30 ngaphandle kokutya iinyanga ezintandathu Kuba ingqokelela yamantongomane eAmazon yehle nge-80%, ngokuka-Analiz Vergara, ukusuka kwiYunithi yoLungelelaniso yeAmazon Uhlaza okotshani.
Ezi ziqendu zinokwenzeka rhoqo ngakumbi kwixa elizayo, nangona bezingayi kuba zizo zodwa. Iqondo lobushushu eAmazon kulindeleke ukuba lenyuke nge-3ºC ngasekupheleni kwenkulungwane, Eziza kubangela utshintsho kumjikelo olawula imozulu yoMzantsi Merika. Iziphumo zininzi: ukuphela kwezilwanyana, ukwanda kwemililo yehlathi, imbalela nezikhukula.
Ngaba iAmazon iyakusinda kutshintsho lwemozulu? Kuxhomekeke emntwini. Ukuba igcinwe kakuhle, ayizukuba nangxaki, kodwa ukuba iyaqhubeka nokugawulwa kwamahlathi, kungenzeka ukuba ibenengxaki enkulu yokufumana kwakhona kumonakalo esiwenzileyo nesenza kuwo.
Ukuba sithathela ingqalelo ukuba eli hlathi yenye yezo zisinika ubomi sonke, kunyanzelekile ukuba sithathe amanyathelo okulondoloza.