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NgoMeyi 18 ephephandabeni »The Guardian»Kwashicilelwa isiqephu sezindaba esithile esasifuna ukwazi: Indlu kaSvalbard yosuku lwembubhiso ikhukhulwe yiqhwa elincibilika emazingeni okushisa aphakeme. Kule ndawo, kugcinwa izimbewu ezingaba yisigidi zezinhlobonhlobo zezitshalo ukuze kuthi uma zingaphela, ziphinde zitholakale.
Kucacile. Lapho indawo enjalo igcwala amanzi, kuyinto ejwayelekile ukukhathazeka; hhayi ngeze, kusasa singazidinga lezo zinhlamvu. Kepha iqiniso alizange limangalise kangako.
Omunye wabadali begumbi wakhuluma naye »Popular Science»Futhi wachaza ukuthi belingakhukhulwanga ngempela, kepha kunalokho amanzi angena kulo mhubhe, into ebonakala yenzeka njalo, futhi ajiyiza. Umhubhe, ongamamitha angaba yikhulu ubude, usebenza njengendlela yokungena entabeni. Ngaphambi kokufika eminyango yale vault, indawo inyukela phezulu, futhi yile ndawo lapho amanzi aqoqeka khona futhi akhishwe ngamaphampu amabili.
»Umhubhe awuklanyelwanga ukuthi ungangeni amanzi ngaphambili ngoba besicabanga ukuthi awudingeki», Wachaza. Noma kunjalo, uma amanzi engena kakhulu, bekungeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ukuba yiqhwa, ngoba izinga lokushisa lingu -18ºC. Kepha isiza esinjalo kufanele sikwazi ukuzimela sodwa, ngakho-ke uhulumeni waseNorway uhlela ukulungisa ukuvuza ukuze kungaphinde kwenzeke.
Kodwa-ke, uthe ngokususelwa ezifundweni azenzile, uma lonke iqhwa lingancibilika bese kwenzeka i-tsunami enkulu phambi kwedome, bekungeke kube nankinga, njengoba i-vault isazoqhubeka ibe yizindaba ezinhlanu noma eziyisikhombisa ngaphezulu komcimbi.