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Njengowokuzalwa waseWashington, ndafumana ithuba elingaqhelekanga lokuba ndibone ukuqhuma kweNtaba yaseSt. Helens kunye nemiphumo emva kwayo. Njengomntwana okhulayo ekhulwini e-Spokane, ndaphila kwiindawo ezihlukeneyo, ukusuka kwiimpawu zokuqala ukuqhuma kwintlambo eshushu, i-ashfall kunye neentsuku zokuphila kwihlabathi eligugu. Kamva, njenge-Weyerhaeuser intern-summer, ndafumana ithuba lokutyelela amazwe abucala angamahlathi ngasese kwindawo yokuqhuma, kunye nezo ziqephu zomhlaba ochithekileyo owonke.Mount St.
UHelens wavuselela ubomi ngasekupheleni kweKwindla ka-1980. Ukuzamazama komhlaba kunye ne-steam yesikhuni kunye neengqumbo zomswakalo zazisigcina sonke kwisiphephe sezihlalo zethu, kodwa sasiphatha isiganeko njengento entsha, kungeyona ingozi enkulu. Ngokuqinisekileyo sasilondekile eMpuma eWashington, ngamamayela angama-300 ukusuka kumantongomane abenqaba ukuhamba entabeni kunye ne-looko-loos ezithe zahamba ukuze zibe yinxalenye yengozi kunye nemihlali. Yintoni esimele sikhathazeke ngayo?
Sekunjalo, yonke ingxoxo yosuku yayijikeleze umsebenzi osandul 'ukutshatyalaliswa kwintaba-mlilo, ebomini kunye nabantu. Njengoko i-bulge ehlangothini lweNtaba yaseSt. Helens yanda, sajonga kwaye silinda. Ukuba kwaye nini na xa i-volcano yaqhuma, sonke sasinemibono yemifudlana ye-lava ekhanyayo ekhuphuka entabeni, njengeentaba zaseHawaii-ubuncinci ndenze.
Ekugqibeleni, ngo-8: 32 ngomhla ngeCawa, ngoMeyi 18, intaba yavuthela. Siyazi ngoku ezi zinto zityhaphakileyo ezenzeka ngaloo mini kwindawo yokuqhuma - ubomi obulahlekileyo, izitya ezidakeni, imilambo yamanzi.
Kodwa ngaloo ntsasa ngeCawa, e-Spokane, yayingabonakali yinyani, yayingabonakali ngathi nayiphi na into eya kuthinta ngqo ubomi bethu. Ngoko, kwintsapho yam kwaye ndaya kutyelela abanye abahlobo ngaphesheya kwedolophu. Kwakukho intetho yokuthungca, kodwa kwakukho i-ashfall eWestern Washington ukusuka kwiintshukumo ezincinane.
Wonke umntu wayesewuthulile kwaye wahamba nge shishini labo, akukho mcimbi omkhulu. Xa sifikile kwindlu yabahlobo bethu, sahlangana ngethelevishini ukuze sibukele iindaba zakutshanje. Ngelo xesha, kwakungabikho ifilimu ekhoyo ebonisa iplani enkulu kakhulu egalela imililo e-ash emkhatsini. Isilumkiso esisisiseko sokuba into engaqhelekanga yayiza kwenzeka evela kuma-satellites ekulandeleni i-ash cloud njengoko libheke empuma, kunye neengxelo ze-surreal ezivela kwimizi apho umlotha wawuqala ukuwa.
Kungekudala, sibona umgca we-ash ash ngokwalo. Kwakunjengomthunzi omnyama wefestile ekutshitshiswa esibhakabhakeni, ukusula ukukhanya kwelanga. Ngeli nqanaba, ukukhuphuka kweNtaba yeStens Helens yaba yinyani. Intsapho yam yafika emotweni kwaye sahamba ekhaya. Ngokukhawuleza kwaba mnyama nje ngobusuku, kodwa kwakusasahla. I-Ash yaqala ukuwa njengoko sisondela ekhaya. Senza khona kwisiqephu esinye, kodwa nakwixesha elifutshane elivela emotweni ukuya kwindlu, ukutshisa okutshisiweyo kwe-ash kubeka iintloko zethu, isikhumba, kunye neengubo ezinamaqatha amnyama.
Ngentsasa elandelayo ibonakalisa ihlabathi eligubungeleke kwi-gray grey, isibhakabhaka esinamafu esiya kufikelela kunye nokuthinta ngezandla zethu. Ukubonakala kwakucacile. Isikolo saxoshwa, kunjalo.
Akukho mntu wayazi into enokuyenza ngayo yonke i-ash. Ngaba yayicacile okanye isetyhi? Ngokukhawuleza sifunde amaqhinga adingekayo ukuba asebenze kwihlabathi elinyeneyo, ukufaka iphepha lezindlu zangasese ngeenxa yokucoca imimoya yomoya kunye neenqabunga okanye umquba othungayo.
Ndichitha ihlobo le-1987 njenge-intern ye-Weyerhaeuser Inkampani. Ngenye iveki, mna nomhlobo sam sinqume ukuya kumisa eHlangeni leSizwe laseGifford Pinchot, apho kuhlala khona iSikhumbuzo seNtaba yeSizwe seNtaba yaseSt. Helens kunye nenxalenye ebalulekileyo yendawo yokuqhuma. Kwakuyiminyaka emashumi asixhenxe ukususela ekuqhumeni, kodwa ngoku kude kubekho ukuphuculwa kancinci kweendlela ukuya kwindawo yokuqhuma, kwaye kuphela isikhungo seendwendwe esiseSiliva Lake, ibanga elide ukusuka entabeni. Kwakuyintlambo, emva kwemini - sasilahleka ukushayela kwiindlela zenkonzo yehlathi. Saphelela kwindlela engavumelekanga, yindlela enye eyasithatha ngqo kwindawo yokuqhuma.Ekubeni asizange sibe nenjongo yokuqhubela kwindawo eyonakalisiweyo, sasingakulungeleli kwizinto ezazisibonisa. Sifumane iimitha kunye neekhilomitha zamagquma ezigqoke ngeemithi ezimnyama ezihlanjwe, zikhutshwe okanye zihluthwe, zonke zilele kwicala elifanayo. Ifu eliphantsi lifihla kuphela kwintsikelelo yokutshabalalisa. Naphezu kweenduli zonke sasizibetha, kwakunjalo ngokufanayo.
Ngomhla olulandelayo, sabuya size senyuka kwi-Windy Ridge, ejongene noLwandle lweMoya kwi-volcano. Ilitye yahlanganiswa ngamahektare emigodi ejikelezayo, ehlanganiswe ekupheleni. Ummandla ojikeleze umda, njengendawo ezininzi esiye sazihlola kwiSikhumbuzo seSizwe seNtshonalanga, sasingcwatyelwe kwipumice kunye nomlotha. Kwakudingeka ukhangele kanzima ukubona imichilo yokubuyiswa kwezityalo.
Kamva kwilehlobo elifanayo, u-Weyerhaeuser wasiphatha ama-interns ukuya kwintsimi kwiindawo zabo zamahlathi, izixhobo zokubumba kunye nezinye izinto. Sithathiwe kwingingqi yendawo yokuqhuma eyayiyimfihlo yenkampani yehlathi, apho ukuhluma kwakhona kwase kuqalile. Ukwahlukana phakathi kwalo mhlaba, apho ihlathi lesifuba esiphezulu eliqingqiweyo lugubungela iintlambo, lalibetha xa lifaniswa namazwe karhulumente kwindawo yokuqhuma, eyayishiywe ukuba ibuyiselwe yodwa.
Ukususela kuloo hlotyeni, ndibuyele ndwendwela iSikhumbuzo seSizwe seNtaba ye-Vol. Ngamanye amaxesha, ndiyamangaliswa kwinqanaba elibonakalayo lokubuyiselwa kwezityalo kunye nezilwanyana, kwaye ndivakaliswa yimiboniso kunye neminikelo kwiziko lezivakashi. Nangona ubukhulu beempembelelo zempuphu kusabonakala ngokucacileyo, ubungqina bombuso wobomi ukuzibuyisela ngokwakho abukwenzeki.