Inzwa yomhlabathi ingahlola izakhamzimba enhlabathini nasezitshalweni zamanzi ngokusekelwe ebufakazini. Ngokufaka inzwa emhlabathini, iqoqa ulwazi oluhlukahlukene (njengokushisa kwesimo sezulu, umswakama, ukuqina kokukhanya, kanye nezakhiwo zikagesi zenhlabathi) olulula, oluhambisana nomongo, futhi oludluliselwa kuwe, mlimi.
U-Aramburu uthi izinzwa zomhlabathi sezisixwayisile isikhathi eside ukuthi utamatisi wethu uyacwila. Umgomo wangempela ukudala isizindalwazi esikhulu lapho izitshalo zikhula kahle khona lapho kunezimo zezulu, ulwazi oluthemba ukuthi luzosetshenziswa ngelinye ilanga ukuletha inkathi entsha yokulima nokulima okusimeme.
Umbono ka-Edin wafika kusosayensi wenhlabathi eminyakeni embalwa edlule ngesikhathi ehlala eKenya futhi esebenza kuphrojekthi yakhe yakamuva, i-Biochar, umanyolo onobungani nemvelo. U-Aramburu waqaphela ukuthi zimbalwa izindlela zokuhlola ukusebenza kahle kwemikhiqizo yakhe ngaphandle kokuhlolwa kwenhlabathi kochwepheshe. Inkinga kwakuwukuthi ukuhlolwa kwenhlabathi kwakuhamba kancane, kubiza kakhulu futhi akuzange kumvumele ukuthi aqaphe okwenzekayo ngesikhathi sangempela. Ngakho-ke u-Aramburu wakha i-prototype engacacile yenzwa waqala ukuhlola inhlabathi ngokwakhe. “Ngokuyisisekelo ibhokisi elisenduku,” esho. “Zifaneleka kakhulu ukusetshenziswa ososayensi.”
Ngesikhathi u-Aramburu ethuthela eSan Francisco ngonyaka odlule, wayazi ukuthi ukuze adale isizindalwazi esikhulu ayesifuna, kwakudingeka enze imiklamo yezimboni ka-Edin ifinyeleleke kalula kubalimi bansuku zonke. Waphendukela ku-Yves Behar we-Fuse Project, owadala ithuluzi elihle elifana nedayimane elivela emhlabathini njengembali futhi elingaxhunywa nezinhlelo zamanzi ezikhona (njengepayipi noma ama-sprinkler) ukulawula ukuthi izitshalo zondliwa nini.
Inzwa ine-microprocessor eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, futhi isimiso sokusebenza kwayo ukukhipha izimpawu zikagesi ezincane enhlabathini. “Empeleni silinganise ukuthi inhlabathi inciphisa kangakanani leso signali,” esho. Ushintsho olukhulu ngokwanele esignalini (ngenxa yomswakama, izinga lokushisa, njll.) luzokwenza inzwa ikuthumelele isaziso sokusunduza esikuxwayisa ngezimo ezintsha zenhlabathi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, lolu lwazi, kanye nolwazi lwesimo sezulu, lutshela i-valve ukuthi isitshalo ngasinye kufanele siniselwe nini futhi nini.
Ukuqoqa idatha kuyinto eyodwa, kodwa ukuqonda kwayo kuyinselele ehluke ngokuphelele. Ngokuthumela yonke idatha yomhlabathi kumaseva nesofthiwe. Uhlelo lokusebenza luzokutshela uma inhlabathi imanzi kakhulu noma ine-asidi kakhulu, luzokusiza uqonde isimo senhlabathi, futhi luzokusiza ukuthi welaphe.
Uma abalimi abavamile abanele noma abalimi abancane abangakavuthwa bethatha lokhu, kungakhuthaza ukukhiqizwa kokudla kwendawo futhi empeleni kube nomthelela ekutholakaleni kokudla. “Sesivele senza umsebenzi omubi wokondla umhlaba, futhi kuzoba nzima kakhulu,” kusho u-Aramburu. “Ngithemba ukuthi lokhu kuzoba ithuluzi lokuthuthukiswa kwezolimo emhlabeni wonke, kusize abantu bakhule ukudla kwabo futhi bathuthukise ukuvikeleka kokudla.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-13-2024