Ukungcoliswa kwesisi esikhiswa abantu neminye imithombo efana nemililo yequbula kuxhunyaniswe nokufa kwabantu ngaphambi kwesikhathi ababalelwa ezigidini eziyi-135 emhlabeni wonke phakathi kuka-1980 no-2020, kutholwe ucwaningo lwasenyuvesi yaseSingapore.
Izimo zezulu ezifana no-El Nino kanye ne-Indian Ocean Dipole zenze zaba zimbi kakhulu imiphumela yalezi zinto ezingcolisa umoya ngokuqinisa ukugxila kwazo emoyeni, kusho iNanyang Technological University yaseSingapore, yethula imiphumela yocwaningo oluholwa abacwaningi bayo.
Izinhlayiya ezincane ezibizwa ngokuthi i-particulate matter 2.5, noma i-“PM 2.5”, ziyingozi empilweni yomuntu uma zihogelwa ngoba zincane ngokwanele ukungena egazini. Ziphuma ezimotweni nasezimbonini ezikhishwayo kanye nemithombo yemvelo efana nemililo neziphepho zothuli.
Lezi zinhlayiya ezinhle "zihlotshaniswa nokufa kwabantu ngaphambi kwesikhathi abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-135 emhlabeni jikelele" kusukela ngo-1980 kuya ku-2020, kusho le nyuvesi ngoMsombuluko esitatimendeni mayelana nalolu cwaningo, eshicilelwe ephephabhukwini i-Environment International.
Singahlinzeka ngezinzwa ezihlukahlukene zokulinganisa amagesi ahlukene, ukuze izimboni, izindlu, umasipala kanye nokunye ukuqapha kwesikhathi sangempela sekhwalithi yomoya, ukuvikela impilo yethu, wamukelekile ukubonisana.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Oct-15-2024