Iqhaza Elibalulekile Lama-Rain Gauges KwezoLimo ZaseMelika, Ukuqapha Kwesimo Sezulu, kanye Nokulawulwa Kokugeleza Kwemvula Emadolobheni

Mashi 12, 2025, Washington, DC- Njengoba ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuthinta kakhulu izehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, isidingo samageji emvula siye sakhula e-United States, sesiphenduke ithuluzi elibalulekile emikhakheni ehlukahlukene, okubandakanya ezolimo, ukuqapha isimo sezulu, kanye nokulawulwa kokugeleza kwamanzi emadolobheni. Idatha yakamuva ye-Google Trends ibonisa ukuthi abalimi abaningi, izazi zezulu, nabahleli bezindawo zasemadolobheni bafuna idatha enembe kakhudlwana yemvula ukuze bakhe amasu okuphendula asebenzayo.

Uguquko Lwedijithali Kwezolimo

E-United States, ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo kuhlobene eduze nemvula. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, abalimi baqale ukusebenzisa izindlela zezolimo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, bethembele emininingwaneni yemvula yesikhathi sangempela ukuze benze izinqumo zokunisela nokutshala zibe ngcono. Ukusetshenziswa kwezikali zemvula kuvumela abalimi ukuthi baqaphe imvula ngokuqondile, okubasize banqume ukuthi bazotshala nini, bavundise nini futhi banisele nini. Umlimi kakolweni eTexas waphawula, “Ngokusebenzisa igeji yokukala imvula, ngingaziqonda kangcono izidingo zomswakama wendawo yami, kanjalo ngonga izinsiza nezindleko.”

Ukunemba Ekuqaphelweni Kwesimo Sezulu

Ama-ejensi wesimo sezulu aya ngokuya athembela kudatha enikezwa amageji emvula ngokubikezela isimo sezulu kanye nocwaningo lwesimo sezulu. Ngokusho kweNational Weather Service, ukuqapha okunembile kwemvula kusiza ukuhlaziya izimo zesimo sezulu futhi kuthuthukise ukusebenza kahle kwesimo sezulu. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ngaphambi kweziphepho nezenzakalo zemvula enamandla, lapho ukufinyelela okufika ngesikhathi kudatha yemvula kungasiza imiphakathi ukuthi iphendule ngokushesha futhi inciphise ukulahlekelwa yizinhlekelele. Isazi sesimo sezulu uMary Smith sathi, “Izindlela ezivamile zokuqapha imvula ngeke zisahlangabezana nezimfuneko zesimanje zesimo sezulu; imininingwane enembile enikezwa amageji emvula ibalulekile ekubikezeleni nasekunciphiseni izingozi zemvelo.”

Ukuqanjwa kabusha kwe-Urban Drainage Management

Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba ukukhula kwedolobha kudlondlobala, izinselelo zokulawulwa kokuthuthwa kwamanzi emadolobheni sezigqame kakhulu. Amageji emvula ahlinzeka abahleli basemadolobheni ngedatha yemvula yesikhathi sangempela, ebenza bakwazi ukuhlola ngempumelelo kanye nokuthuthukisa izinhlelo zokudonsa amanzi. Isibonelo, uMnyango Wezamanzi Namandla wase-Los Angeles usebenzisa idatha yemvula ukuze uthuthukise ukulawulwa kwamanzi eziphepho zasemadolobheni futhi uvimbele izikhukhula. Uchwepheshe wokulawulwa kwamanzi wedolobha waphawula, “Ngokuqapha imvula ngesikhathi sangempela, singalungisa amapayipi ethu ngokushesha, siqinisekise ukuphepha kwedolobha lapho kunesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu.”

Ikusasa Outlook

Uma sibheka phambili, ubuchwepheshe obusemuva kwezikali zemvula buzoqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha, futhi ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe be-smart kanye ne-IoT kuzoletha amathuba amasha okuqapha ukuna kwemvula. Njengoba izintengo zedivayisi zehla namandla okuhlaziya idatha ethuthuka, kulindeleke ukuthi abalimi abaningi nabaphathi basemadolobheni bazibandakanye emizamweni yokuqapha ukuna kwemvula.

Kafushane, ama-gauge emvula adlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kwezolimo zaseMelika, ukuqapha isimo sezulu, kanye nokulawulwa kokugeleza kwamanzi emadolobheni. Abagcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwezolimo olunembayo kodwa futhi bahlinzeka ngosekelo lwedatha oluqinile lokubikezela izinhlekelele zemvelo nokuvikela ingqalasizinda yasemadolobheni. Lapho sibhekene nokwanda kokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuqapha ukuna kwemvula kuzoqhubeka nokuba yithuluzi elibalulekile locwaningo lwesayensi nokuthuthukiswa komphakathi.