Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyinselelo sonke esizobhekana nayo. Kepha akuthina sonke esizokuthola kulula. Emazweni asathuthuka, abathintekayo kakhulu, bazoba nobunzima obuningi kangangokuba okuwukuphela kwekhambi lokukwazi ukuhlala bephila kungaba ukuthuthela kwelinye izwe kulokho obeyikhaya lakho kuze kube phakade.
Njengoba amazinga e-carbon dioxide namanye amagesi afana ne-methane ekhuphuka ngaphezu kwalokho okufanele akwenze, izinga lokushisa liyakhuphuka nemisebe yelanga ishiya amakhona amaningi omhlaba ngamanzi amancane. Kulesi simo, izigidi eziningi zabantu zizophoqeleka ukuthi zibe ngababaleki besimo sezulu.
Eminyakeni emibili edlule, ngo-2014, i- Isikhungo Sokuqapha Esingaphakathi, evela eMkhandlwini Wababaleki BaseNorway balinganiselwa ku-19,3 million abantu abashiya amakhaya abo ngenxa yezinhlekelele zemvelo, njengeziphepho noma isomiso. Abantu abaya kwamanye amazwe befuna indawo ephephile, njengeZwekazi Elidala.
Syria, ngeminyaka ka-2006 nango-2011, uhlangabezane nesomiso esibi kunazo zonke emlandweni wakamuva, okwadala ukufa kwengxenye enkulu yemfuyo kanye nokususwa kwabantu abayizigidi ezimbili emadolobheni. Lesi simo siholele emibhikishweni eyayicindezelwe ngodlame, ngakho njengamanje abaseSyria bayashiya ezweni labo.
Okwonyaka we-2050, njengoba sishilo kubhulogiIMiddle East izobe ishisa kakhulu ehlobo. Izinga lokushisa ebusuku lizoba ngu-30ºC, kuthi phakathi nosuku kube ngu-46ºC, okungaba ngama-50ºC ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka.
Amanzi, into eyigugu kakhulu, azoba yisizathu sempi esikhathini esizayo. E-Afrika sesiyayibona: njalo ngonyaka kufa izigidi zabantu ngenxa yokuntuleka kwamanzi ahlanzekile.
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