UJessica Sarnowski yinkokeli yeengcinga ze-EHS esekiweyo egxile kwintengiso yomxholo. UJessica wenza amabali achukumisayo anenjongo yokufikelela kubaphulaphuli ababanzi beengcali zokusingqongileyo. Unokufikelelwa kwi-LinkedIn apha https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicasarnowski/

Ukuxhalaba. Yinto eqhelekileyo ebomini kwaye idlala indima ebaluleke kakhulu ekukhuseleni abantu engozini kunye nokuthintela ingozi. I Umbutho wezeMpilo waseMelika (APA) ichaza ukuxhalaba “njengemvakalelo yokuxinezeleka, iingcinga ezixhalabileyo, nokutshintsha komzimba okunjengokwanda koxinzelelo lwegazi.” Ukuqhawula loo nkcazo, umntu unokubona ukuba inamacandelo amabini kuyo: ingqondo kunye nomzimba.

Ukuba awuzange ube nexhala elibukhali, ndivumele ndikubonise.

  1. Iqala ngexhala. Kule meko: "Umgangatho wolwandle uyenyuka ngenxa yokutshintsha kwemozulu."
  2. Elo xhala likhokelela kwiingcamango eziyingozi: “Iindawo ezinjengamazantsi eFlorida, emazantsi eManhattan nakwamanye amazwe eziqithi ziya kutshabalala, nto leyo eya kukhokelela ekufudukeni kwabantu abaninzi, ekuphulukaneni nobuncwane bendalo, ekuphulukaneni neentlobo ngeentlobo zezinto eziphilayo, iimeko zemozulu embi, ukufa ngomlinganiselo othile. andizange ndikubone ngaphambili, yaye ekugqibeleni, ukuwohloka kwesi sijikelezi-langa.”
  3. Uxinzelelo lwegazi lwakho luyenyuka, ukubetha kwentliziyo yakho kuyakhawuleza, kwaye uqalise ukubila. Ezi ngcinga zikhokelela kwindawo eyoyikeka ngakumbi, yobuqu: “Andifanelanga ndibe nabantwana kuba akusayi kubakho hlabathi lifanele ukuphila kulo xa sele bebadala. Ndandisoloko ndifuna abantwana, ngoko ngoku ndidandathekile.”

Ngo-2006, u-Al Gore wakhupha ifilimu yakhe ".Inyaniso engekho” eyafikelela abaphulaphuli abaninzi kakhulu. Nangona kunjalo, endaweni yokuba loo nyaniso ibe yinto ephazamisayo, ngoku ayinakuphepheka ngonyaka ka-2022. Ulutsha oluninzi lufumana ixhala eliza nokungaqiniseki ukuba iplanethi iya kuwela nini kwinguqu epheleleyo yemozulu.

Ixhala leMozulu liyinyani-kakhulu kwizizukulwana eziselula

Inqaku leNew York Times nguEllen Barry, "Ukutshintsha kweMozulu Kungena kwiGumbi loNyango,” akapheleli nje ekunikeleni inkcazelo ecacileyo ngemizabalazo yabantu ngabanye; ikwabonelela ngamakhonkco kwizifundo ezibini ezinomdla kakhulu eziqaqambisa uxinzelelo olukhoyo kwimozulu eguqukayo kubantu abancinci.

Olunye uphononongo olupapashwe yiLancet lu uphando olubanzi enesihloko esithi "Ukuxhalaba kwemozulu kubantwana kunye nolutsha kunye neenkolelo zabo malunga neempendulo zikarhulumente malunga nokutshintsha kwemozulu: uphando lwehlabathi" nguCaroline Hickman, uMsc et al. Xa uphonononga icandelo leengxoxo kolu phononongo, kugqalwa iingongoma ezintathu:

  1. Ukuxhalaba kwemozulu akukhona nje amaxhala. Olu nxunguphalo lunokubonakala kuloyiko, ukungabi nakuzinceda, ukuziva unetyala, umsindo, kunye nezinye iimvakalelo ezinxulunyaniswa, okanye zibe negalelo, ukuziva uphelelwe lithemba kunye nokuxhalaba.
  2. Ezi mvakalelo zichaphazela indlela abantu abasebenza ngayo ebomini babo.
  3. Oorhulumente kunye nabalawuli banamandla amaninzi okuchaphazela ukuxhalaba kwemozulu, ngokuthatha inyathelo elibukhali (elinokuthi lithobe eli xhala) okanye ukungahoyi ingxaki (eyenza ibe mandundu ingxaki). 

Isishwankathelo solunye uphononongo olunesihloko esithi, “Iimpembelelo zengqondo zokutshintsha kwemozulu yehlabathi,” nguThomas Doherty kunye noSusan Clayton bahlula iindidi zokuxhalaba okubangelwa utshintsho lwemozulu kwiindidi ezintathu: ngqo, ngokungathanga ngqo, nangokwengqondo.

Ababhali bayachaza ngqo Iimpembelelo ezifana nezo zisekwe kukungaqiniseki, eyona nxalenye iphambili yexhala, kunye noko abantu bakubonayo malunga nokutshintsha kwemozulu. Ngokweengqondo iimpembelelo zixhaphake kakhulu ngokwefuthe lexesha elide lokutshintsha kwemozulu eluntwini. Nangona ngqo iimpembelelo zichazwa njengazo zineziphumo ezikhawulezileyo kubomi babantu. I funda abstract uyaqhubeka nokucebisa iindlela ezahlukeneyo zokungenelela kuhlobo ngalunye lwexhala.

Ngaphandle kokungena nzulu kwiinkcukacha zesifundo ngasinye, umntu unokubona ukuba ukuxhalaba kwemozulu akuyonxalenye enye. Kwaye, kufana nengxaki yendalo eyibangelayo, ukuxhalaba kwemozulu kuya kuthatha ixesha kunye nembono ukuziqhelanisa nayo. Ewe, akukho ndlela imfutshane yokujongana nento yomngcipheko obandakanyekayo kuxinzelelo lwemozulu. Akukho mpendulo kukungaqiniseki ukuba ziya kwenzeka nini iimpembelelo zokutshintsha kwemozulu.

Iikholeji kunye neengcali zengqondo ziyaqonda ukuba ukuxhalaba kweMozulu yiNgxaki

Ukuxhalaba kwemozulu yinxalenye ekhulayo yokuxhalaba ngokubanzi. Njengoko IWashington Post iingxelo, iikholeji zibonelela ngonyango loyilo lwabafundi abaneenkxalabo ezikhulayo ezinxulumene nemozulu. Okubangela umdla kukuba, ezinye iikholeji zisebenzisa oko zikubiza ngokuba “iikhefi zemozulu.” Ezi azenzelwanga abo bajonge ukufumana isisombululo kumzabalazo wabo, koko yindawo yokuhlangana apho umntu anokuveza iimvakalelo zakhe kwindawo evulekileyo nengekho sikweni.

Ukuphepha izisombululo ngexesha leentetho ze-climate café yindlela enomdla enikwe imigaqo yengqondo ngokwabo kunye neziphumo zezifundo ezikhankanywe ngasentla. IPsychology ejongana nonxunguphalo yenzelwe ukunceda izigulana zihlale kunye neemvakalelo ezingathandekiyo zokungaqiniseki kwaye ziqhubeke. Iikhefi zemozulu yenye yeendlela zokumelana nokungaqiniseki kweplanethi yethu ngaphandle kokujikeleza izisombululo entlokweni yomntu de abe nesiyezi.

Ngokucacileyo, icandelo lezengqondo zemozulu liyakhula. I I-Climate Psychology Alliance kuMntla Melika yenza unxibelelwano phakathi kwengqondo jikelele kunye nengqondo yemozulu. Kwixesha elidlulileyo, nakwiminyaka nje engama-40 eyadlulayo, abantwana babesazi kuphela ngokutshintsha kwemozulu. Ewe, uMhla woMhlaba wawusisiganeko sonyaka. Nangona kunjalo, kumntwana oqhelekileyo, umthendeleko ongacacanga awuzange ube nentsingiselo efanayo nesikhumbuzo esiqhubekayo (kwiindaba, kwiklasi yesayensi, njl.) yemozulu eguqukayo. Ukukhawuleza ukuya ku-2022. Abantwana bachanabeke ngakumbi kwaye banolwazi ngokufudumala kwehlabathi, ukunyuka komphakamo wolwandle, kunye nelahleko enokwenzeka yeentlobo zezilwanyana ezinjengePolar Bears. Oku kuqonda kuyaqondakala ukuba kukhokelela kwinqanaba lokuxhalaba kunye nokucamngca.

Liyintoni ikamva loLwandlekazi?

Phantse wonke umntu unenkumbulo ethile yolwandle- ngethemba inkumbulo eyakhayo. Kodwa, ngetekhnoloji namhlanje, umntu unokubona ulwandle lwekamva. I-National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) inesixhobo esibizwa ngokuba yi Ukunyuka kweNqanaba loLwandle – uMjongi weMaphu evumela umntu ukuba abe nombono weendawo ezichatshazelwa kukunyuka komgangatho wolwandle. I-NOAA, kunye nezinye iiarhente ezininzi, nayo yakhupha yayo Ingxelo yobuchwephesha ye-2022 Sea Level Rise, enikezela ngeengqikelelo ezihlaziyiweyo eziphuma kunyaka we-2150. Izizukulwana eziselula ngoku zinethuba, ngokusebenzisa izixhobo ezifana ne-Sea Level Rise umbukeli wemephu, ukubona izixeko ezifana neMiami, eFlorida zinyamalale phambi kwamehlo abo.

Ulutsha oluninzi lusenokuba nexhala xa lucinga ngoko kuya kwenziwa kukunyuka kwamaza olwandle kumalungu entsapho nakwabanye abahlala kwiindawo ezisemagqagaleni. Izixeko ababekhe bacinga ngokuzityelela zinokuphela. Iintlobo eziye zafumana ithuba lokufunda ngazo, okanye kwanokuzibona ngokwazo, ziya kubhanga ngenxa yokuba izilwanyana mhlawumbi azinakuphila phakathi kobushushu bemozulu eguqukayo, okanye imithombo yazo yokutya iyanyamalala ngenxa yoko. Izizukulwana eziselula zinokuziva zinomnqweno othile wobuntwana. Abaxhalabelanga nje izizukulwana ezizayo; baxhalabele ilahleko eya kwenzeka kubomi babo. 

Ngokwenene, ukutshintsha kwemozulu kuchaphazela iinkalo ezininzi zolwandle kuquka:

Iinzame ezinxulumene ne-Ocean Foundation yile Inyathelo leBlue Resilience. Inyathelo leBlue Resilience Initiative lizibophelela ekubuyiseleni, ekulondolozweni nasekuxhaseni ngemali iziseko ezingundoqo zendalo ezingaselunxwemeni ngokuxhobisa abachaphazelekayo abaphambili ngezixhobo, ubuchwephesha bobugcisa, kunye nezicwangciso-nkqubo zomgaqo-nkqubo ukuphumeza ukuthotywa komngcipheko omkhulu wemozulu. Ngamaphulo afana neli anokuthi anike izizukulwana eziselula ithemba lokuba asingazo zodwa ekuzabalazeleni ukucombulula iingxaki. Ingakumbi xa beziva bedanile sisenzo okanye ukungasebenzi kwelizwe labo.

Ingaba Oku Kusishiya Phi Isizukulwana Esizayo?

Ukuxhalaba kwemozulu luhlobo olulodwa lokuxhalaba kwaye kufuneka luphathwe ngolo hlobo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuxhalaba kwemozulu kusekelwe kwingcamango enengqiqo. Iplanethi iyatshintsha. Amanqanaba olwandle ayenyuka. Kwaye, kunokuziva ngathi akukho nto incinci nabani na angayenza ukumisa olu tshintsho. Ukuba ukuxhalaba kwemozulu kuye kuphazamiseke, ngoko ke akukho mntu umncinci uhlaselwa luloyiko, okanye iplanethi ngokwayo, "iphumelele." Kubalulekile ukuba zonke izizukulwana kunye necandelo lezengqondo zivume ukuxhalaba kwemozulu njengenkxalabo esemthethweni yempilo yengqondo.

Inkxalabo yemozulu, eneneni, ikhathaza izizukulwana zethu eziselula. Indlela esikhetha ukuyilungisa ngayo iya kuba ngundoqo ekukhuthazeni izizukulwana ezizayo ukuba ziphile ubomi ngoku, ngaphandle kokunikezela kwikamva leplanethi yazo.