Ukunyuka kwamaqondo obushushu kunokusishiya singenawo umkhenkce omkhenkce kwiindawo ezininzi zehlabathi. I-China, nelinye lawona mazwe angcolisayo, ingabona iipesenti ezingama-60 zayo inyamalala kumashumi eminyaka ezayo.
Nangona kuthathwa amanyathelo okulibazisa ukuphela kwawo ixesha elide, njengokulungiswa kweendlela ukunciphisa uthuli olungcolileyo, ngelishwa akonelanga. Uninzi lwamaqhwa e-China, ukuba oku kuyaqhubeka, ekugqibeleni aya kuphela.
E-China kukho ii-glaciers ezingama-46.377, iipesenti ezingama-46, oko kukuthi, i-8, zifunyanwa kuphela koovimba besizwe baseXinjiang. Eyona nto ixhalabisayo kukuba ama-18.311% abo bakwezi ndawo zokugcina bancinci, ke inokunyamalala nje kwisiqingatha senkulungwane, njengoko kuxeliwe kulwazi lwaseTshayina iPhepha elicatshulwe ngu Ixesha Lehlabathi.
"Ukuba amaqondo obushushu ehlabathi ayaqhubeka ukunyuka njengokuba enjalo, umkhenkce okwiintaba zeTian Shan uyonyamalala," yacacisa intloko yesikhululo seTianshan Glaciological Station seTshayina Academy of Science (CAS) uLi Zhongqin,
Ukuba ekugqibeleni bayanyamalala, abemi bommandla banokuba neengxaki ezinzulu, kuba basebenza njengomthombo wamanzi kodwa bekwanceda ukuhlengahlengisa ukungalingani kwemithombo yamanzi kuyo yonke loo ndawo. Okwangoku, into ayaziyo yile I-Tian Shan Glacier No. 1 ngo-Epreli 2017 inesivumelwano semitha ezi-7,2, iimitha ezi-0,8 ngaphezulu kwenyanga enye ka-2016. Ngenxa yoku kunyibilika ngokukhawuleza, izazinzulu zaseTshayina zinethemba lokuba urhulumente wengingqi angakhawulezisa iinzame zakhe zokuthintela ukuba zingabikho kwaphela.
Kodwa ukongeza, ukuba umhlaba wonke wenze konke okusemandleni ukukhusela ubushushu behlabathi ekuqhubekekeni ukunyuka, ayisiyiqhwa lase-China kuphela elinokuba nethuba lokuphola, kodwa nakwabo bakweminye imimandla yeplanethi. Ke, siyakuphela sinciphisa iziphumo zemozulu.