Indima Ebalulekile Yama-Rain Gauges Kwezolimo zaseMelika, Ukuqapha Isimo Sezulu, kanye Nokuphathwa Kwamanzi Asemadolobheni

12 Mashi 2025, eWashington, DC— Njengoba ushintsho lwesimo sezulu luthinta kakhulu izehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, isidingo sama-rain gauge sikhuphuke kakhulu e-United States, saba ithuluzi elibalulekile emikhakheni eyahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ezolimo, ukuqapha isimo sezulu, kanye nokuphathwa kwamanzi asemadolobheni. Idatha yakamuva ye-Google Trends ikhombisa ukuthi abalimi abaningi, izazi zesimo sezulu, kanye nabahleli basemadolobheni bafuna idatha yemvula enembile kakhulu ukuze bathuthukise amasu okuphendula asebenzayo.

Ukuguqulwa Kwedijithali Kwezolimo

E-United States, ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo kuhlobene kakhulu nemvula. Eminyakeni yamuva nje, abalimi sebeqalile ukusebenzisa izindlela zezolimo zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu, bethembele kudatha yemvula yesikhathi sangempela ukuze bathuthukise izinqumo zokunisela nokutshala. Ukusetshenziswa kwama-rain gauge kuvumela abalimi ukuthi baqaphe imvula ngqo, kubasize banqume ukuthi bazotshala nini, bafake umanyolo, futhi banisele nini. Umlimi kakolweni eTexas waphawula, “Ngokusebenzisa i-rain gauge, ngingaziqonda kangcono izidingo zomswakama zomhlaba wami, ngaleyo ndlela ngonge izinsiza kanye nezindleko.”

Ukunemba Ekuqapheni Kwesimo Sezulu

Izikhungo zesimo sezulu zithembele kakhulu kudatha enikezwa yizilinganiso zemvula zokubikezela isimo sezulu kanye nocwaningo lwesimo sezulu. Ngokusho kweNational Weather Service, ukuqapha imvula okunembile kusiza ukuhlaziya amaphethini esimo sezulu nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwesibikezelo. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu ngaphambi kweziphepho kanye nezehlakalo zemvula enkulu, lapho ukufinyelela kwedatha yemvula ngesikhathi esifanele kungasiza imiphakathi ukuthi iphendule ngokushesha futhi inciphise ukulahlekelwa yizinhlekelele. Isazi sesimo sezulu uMary Smith sithe, “Izindlela zokuqapha imvula zendabuko azisakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zesimanje zesimo sezulu; idatha enembile enikezwa yizilinganiso zemvula ibalulekile ekubikezeleni nasekunciphiseni izingozi zezinhlekelele zemvelo.”

Ukusungula Izinto Ezintsha Ekuphathweni Kwemisele Yasemadolobheni

Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba ukusabalala kwezindawo zasemadolobheni kushesha, izinselele zokuphathwa kwamanzi asemadolobheni ziye zaba sobala kakhulu. Ama-rain gauge ahlinzeka abahleli basemadolobheni ngedatha yemvula yesikhathi sangempela, ebavumela ukuthi bahlole ngempumelelo futhi bathuthukise izinhlelo zokukhipha amanzi. Isibonelo, uMnyango Wezamanzi Namandla waseLos Angeles usebenzisa idatha yemvula ukuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwamanzi emvula emadolobheni nokuvimbela izikhukhula. Isazi sokuphathwa kwamanzi edolobheni saphawula, “Ngokuqapha imvula ngesikhathi sangempela, singalungisa izinhlelo zethu zokukhipha amanzi ngokushesha, siqinisekise ukuphepha kwedolobha ngesikhathi sezehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu.”

Umbono Wesikhathi Esizayo

Uma sibheka phambili, ubuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amageyiji emvula buzoqhubeka nokusungula izinto ezintsha, futhi ukuhlanganiswa kobuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile kanye ne-IoT kuzoletha amathuba amasha ekuqapheni imvula. Njengoba amanani edivayisi ehla futhi amakhono okuhlaziya idatha ethuthuka, kulindeleke ukuthi abalimi abaningi kanye nabaphathi basemadolobheni bazohlanganyela emizamweni yokuqapha imvula.

Ngamafuphi, ama-rain gauge adlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu kwezolimo zaseMelika, ukuqapha isimo sezulu, kanye nokuphathwa kwamanzi asemadolobheni. Awagcini nje ngokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle kwezolimo ezinembile kodwa futhi ahlinzeka ngokusekelwa kwedatha okuqinile kokubikezela izinhlekelele zemvelo nokuvikela ingqalasizinda yasemadolobheni. Njengoba kubhekene nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu okwandayo, ukuqapha imvula kuzoqhubeka nokuba ithuluzi elibalulekile locwaningo lwesayensi kanye nentuthuko yomphakathi.