Njengazo zonke iziqithi zaseCaribbean eziselunxwemeni lwe-Atlantic, iJamaica iyingozi kakhulu kwiintshukumo. Ngoxa i-2017 ye- Atlantic yanyhukunyumba yonyaka yayingenye yeyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu kwimbali, iJamaica yayishiywe ingaphendulwanga yiziqhwithi i-Irma noMaria, ezazityhutyha kwiCaribbean, zabulala abaninzi kwaye zadala izigidigidi zeedola.
Kodwa kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba iJamaica iye yachaphazeleka ngeentsholongwane ezilishumi elinesiqingatha ukususela ngo-2000, nokuba ngaba ngaphandle kwamaphupho aqhubise isiqithi okanye xa isiphepho sibangela isiteleka esicacisiweyo ngakumbi.
Ijubane elikhulu lokugqibela eliya kuJamaica laliyiNkantyambo uSandy ngo-2012, xa isithwathwa saqhawula esi siqithi ngaphambi kokuba kubangele ukuphazamiseka okukhulu eMelika.
Ukucwangcisa uhambo lokuya eJamaica? Nakhu okumele ukwazi ngexesha leqhwithi.
Kuphi na iqhwithi lonyaka? I- Atlantic yenkwenkwezi yonyaka ivela ngoJuni 1 ukuya kuNovemba 30 kunye nexesha eliphakamileyo ukususela ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti ukuya ekupheleni kwe-Oktobha. Ibhethi yaseAtlantic iquka lonke i-Atlantic Ocean, uLwandle lweCaribbean kunye neGulf of Mexico. Iingqungquthela ziyakwenza, kwaye zenze, zibethe kuzo zonke iindawo zomzimba wamanzi.
Yintoni ebonakalayo yenkanyamba yonyaka? Ngokusekelwe kwiingxelo zemozulu zembali-mlando eziye zafika ngo-1850, ummandla wase-Atlantiki uza kuba nama-stormy winds angama-39 mph, apho ezintandathu zijika zibe yiziphephelo ezinomoya ofikelela kuma-74 mph okanye ngaphezulu, kunye neentlobo ezinkulu ezintathu zentlambo yesithathu okanye ngaphezulu imimoya engama-111 mph.
Kubalulekile ukuba uqaphele ukuba uninzi lwalezi ziphepho zingenzi ukuhlaselwa eJamica.
Zingaphi iindwangu zithinta iJamaica? Iqhwithi lidlula kufuphi neJamaica, ngokomyinge, iminyaka emine. Iqhwithi iqhube ngqo kwiJamaica yonke iminyaka eyi-11, ngokwemyinge. Eyona nto ixhaphakileyo ngexesha lehlobo kunye nokuwa kweemvula ezinqabileyo ezinokungahlangabezanisi umyinge woluhlu lwezantyantyambo kodwa ke zizisa umoya ophezulu kunye nezikhukula.
Kuthetha ntoni kwizicwangciso zam iholide? Ngokuqinisekileyo, amathuba okuqhwithela okanye isivunguvungu esiphezulu esivuthela iJamaica ngexesha lokutyelela. Sekunjalo, kukho iinqunto ongayenza ukuze unciphise umngcipheko weqhwithi eliphazamisa iholide lakho.
Qaphela ukuba iziphepho ezintathu zine kunye neziphepho zomshushu zenzeke phakathi kuka-Agasti no-Oktobha, kunye nomsebenzi wesibhakabhaka uqala ukususela ekuqaleni kuka-Septemba. Ukubhuka uhambo lokugcina indawo ngoJuni, ngoJulayi okanye ngoNovemba kubalwa ukubheja okukhuselekileyo.
Ukuba uhamba ngethuba leqhwithi, kwaye ngokukodwa ngexesha le-Agasti ukuya ku-Oktobha, kufuneka uqwalasele ukuthenga i- inshurensi yokuhamba . I-inshurensi enjalo ayithengi kwaye iyakukhusela utyalo-mali ukuba kufuneka ukhansele iindiza okanye ihotele. Qinisekisa ukuba uthenge i-inshorensi enika ngokukhawuleza ukukhawuleza.
Ndingahlala njani phezu kweengqungquthela? Ukuba uhamba kwindawo ephosakeleyo yendawo yamanzi, khuphela i- App yeNkukhu yase-American Red Cross ukuze uhlaziywe iziqhumane kunye nokubulawa kwezinto eziwusizo.
I-Recap yeSiphepho Sonyaka 2017
I-2017 ye-Atlantic yanyhukunyana yenkathi yonyaka yayingumsebenzi onobuqili, obulalayo, kwaye owonakalisayo obala phakathi kweyona nto inzima kuba iirekhodi zaqala ngo-1851.
Okubi nakakhulu, ixesha lalingapheliyo, nazo zonke iindwangu zonyaka ezi-10 zenzeka ngokulandelelana.
Uninzi lwababalandeli abalahlekanga uphawu, nokuba lube lukhulu okanye lube lukhulu kuncinci kwimbini kunye nobushushu beephango. Ekuqaleni konyaka, ababikezeli babekulindele ukuba i-El Niño yayiza kuphuhlisa, iyanciphise umsebenzi wesiphepho. Nangona kunjalo, i-El Niño echaziweyo ayizange iphuhliswe kwaye, endaweni yoko, izimo ezingapheliyo zize zenziwe ukudala iLa Niña ngomnyaka wesibini ngokulandelana. Abanye ababikezelayo bahlengahlengisa izibikezelo zabo ngokubhekiselele kwintsebenzo, kodwa abazange baqonde ngokucacileyo indlela ixesha eliza kuvela ngayo.
Gcina ukhumbule ukuba unyaka oqhelekileyo uzisa iziphepho ezili-12 ezibiziweyo, iziqhwithi ezithandathu, kunye neentlanzi ezintathu. Unyaka ka-2017 wawunexesha elibaluleke kakhulu ngaphezu kwexesha eliqhelekileyo elivelise eziliqela ezili-17 ezibizwa ngokuba yimvula, iziqhwithi ezili-10, kunye neentlanzi ezinkulu ezintandathu.
Nantsi indlela abachasayo abahamba ngayo nezibikezelo zabo zexesha le-2017.
- I-NOAA (Ulawulo lwe-Oceanic kunye ne-Atmospheric Administration) elincinci elingaphantsi kwexesha, liqikelele "ixesha elingaphezulu" eliqhelekileyo elinama-11 ukuya kwe-17 abizwa ngeempompo, iziqhwithi ezisihlanu ukuya kwezi-9, kubandakanywa neziphephelo ezimbini ukuya kwezine.
- I-Global Weather Oscillations Inc. (GWO) nayo yachazwa ngomsebenzi ongaphezulu kwe-average ngeempompo ezili-16 ezibizwa ngokuba yiziqhwithi, ezithandathu iziphepho kunye neziqhwithi ezine ezinkulu.
- Iingozi ezitshatyalaliswa ngumoya kwiNyuvesi yaseLondon yaseNyuvesi yaseNyuvesi yaseLondon zancinci ukunyuka kwexesha lexesha ngokuchazwa kweziphepho eziyi-14, iziqhwithi ezithandathu, kunye neentlanzi ezintathu.
- I-Weather Channel nayo yayichaza ixesha eliqhelekileyo, kunye neziphepho ezili-12 ezibizwa ngokuba yiempula, ezithandathu iziphepho, kunye neziphepho ezinkulu ezimbini.
- ISebe leNyuvesi yaseNorth Carolina State University of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric liye lalahleka umqondiso ngokuchazwa kwexesha eliqhelekileyo leqhwithi elinama-11 ukuya ku-15, elinegama leempukane, ezineziqhumane ezine ukuya kweyesithandathu.
- I-Accuweather yayikude, iqikelele ixesha elingaphantsi kwexesha eliqhelekileyo, elinemivungu elinegama eli-10, iziphepho ezinhlanu, kunye neentlanzi ezintathu.
- I-Colorado State University yabikezela ukuba unyaka ungaphantsi kancinci kunezo zinto eziqhelekileyo, ezineziphepho ezibiziweyo ezili-11, iziqhwithi ezine, kunye neephukhula ezimbini.