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“Angikaze ngikubone okunje ngaphambili.” Yilokho engikuzwile kaningi njengoba ngihambela izifunda ezihlukahlukene emasontweni ambalwa edlule—eLa Jolla naseLaguna Beach, ePortland naseRockland, eBoston naseCambridge, eNew Orleans naseCovington, eKey West nase-Key West. I-Savannah.

Kwakungeyona nje irekhodi elishisa izikhotha langoMashi 9 enyakatho-mpumalanga noma izikhukhula ezalandela ukuqopha umlando wezinsuku zemvula eLouisiana nakwezinye izingxenye eziseningizimu. Bekungekona nje ukuqhakaza kwasekuqaleni kwezitshalo eziningi kangaka noma igagasi eliyingozi elibulalayo elibulala izilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle futhi lilimaze isivuno samagobolondo ogwini olusentshonalanga. Yayingakalunywa ngisho nomiyane ngisho nangaphambi kokuba intwasahlobo iqale ngokusemthethweni enyakatho nenkabazwe! Kwakuwumqondo omangalisayo wabantu abaningi, kuhlanganise nabanye abahlanganyeli nabethuli kule mihlangano, ukuthi sisenkathini yoshintsho olushesha ngokwanele ukuba sibone futhi sizwe, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi senzani nsuku zonke.

E-California, ngakhuluma kwa-Scripps mayelana nendima engaba khona yekhabhoni eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekusizeni ukuqeda omunye umphumela wemisebenzi yabantu olwandle. Abafundi abaneziqu abanethemba, abagxile kwisixazululo abahlangane nami futhi babuza imibuzo emihle bazi ngokugcwele ngefa elivela ezizukulwaneni ezingaphambi kwabo. EBoston, nganikeza inkulumo ngemiphumela engase ibe khona yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ekudleni kwasolwandle—ezinye sesizibona kakade, kanti ezinye singase sizibone. Futhi ngokungangabazeki, kuningi esingeke sikulindele ngenxa yesimo soshintsho olusheshayo—asikaze sikubone kanje ngaphambili.

E-Cambridge, abaxhasi bezimali nabeluleki bezezimali bebekhuluma ngokuthi singakuhlanganisa kanjani ukutshala izimali nomsebenzi wethu wokusiza umphakathi emhlanganweni waminyaka yonke we Confluence Philanthropy. Ingxoxo eningi yayigxile ezinkampanini eziqinile ezifuna, futhi ezikhiqizayo, izixazululo ezisimeme ezinikeza imbuyiselo yezomnotho eyayingasekelwe kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi. I-Divest-Invest Philanthropy iqoqe amalungu ayo okuqala ngo-2014. Manje isingethe izinhlangano ezingaphezu kuka-500 ezibiza ngaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-3.4 zamarandi ndawonye ezithembise ukuhlukana nezitokwe ezisekelwe kukhabhoni ezingama-200 futhi zitshale izixazululo zesimo sezulu. Asikaze sikubone okunje ngaphambili.

Ilungu le-TOF Seascape Council u-Aimée Christensen ukhulume ngendlela ukuzibophezela komndeni wakhe ekwandiseni ukutshalwa kwezimali kwamandla elanga edolobheni langakubo i-Sun Valley kuklanyelwe ukuthuthukisa ukuqina komphakathi ngokuhlukanisa imithombo yawo yamandla—futhi iqondanise izintshisekelo zabo nomsebenzi wabo. Kuso lesi sigungu, uSihlalo Webhodi Labeluleki le-TOF, u-Angel Braestrup, ukhulume ngenqubo yokuhlanganisa abaxhasi bezimali, amabhizinisi, nezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo ukuze kuhlonzwe ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhle kwemiphakathi yasogwini kanye nemithombo yasolwandle eyigcinayo. Mina kanye no-Rolando Morillo we-Rockefeller & Company sethule nge-Rockefeller Ocean Strategy nokuthi amalungu ebhodi angaphambili e-The Ocean Foundation asize kanjani ukukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali okuhle kakhulu olwandle, kunokuba nje kungabi kubi olwandle. Futhi wonke umuntu uphunyuke emagumbini enkomfa angenamafasitela isikhashana ukuze azothamela umoya ofudumele wasentwasahlobo. Asikaze sikubone kanje ngoMashi 9 ngaphambilini.

E-Key West, thina malungu eKhomishini Yasolwandle YaseSargasso sahlangana ukuze sikhulume ngokongiwa koLwandle lwaseSargasso (kanye namacansi alo antantayo okukhosela, ukukhulisa ukhula lwasolwandle). Ulwandle lungenye yezindawo ezibaluleke kakhulu ezihlala olwandle zezimfudu zasolwandle kanye nama-eels. Nokho, eminyakeni yamuva nje, kuye kwaba nokwanda okumangalisayo kwamacansi amakhulu e-sargassum akhukhulwa emabhishi ngaphesheya kweCaribbean, okubi kakhulu kuze kube manje ngo-2015. Ukhula lwasolwandle oluningi kangangokuthi ukuba khona kwalo kwabangela ukulimala kwezomnotho futhi nezindleko zokulususa zazizinkulu. Sibheka ukuthi yini ebhebhezele lokhu kukhula okukhulu kwe-sargassum ngaphandle kwemingcele yayo? Kungani ikhiphe amathani amaningi kangaka emfucumfucu enephunga elibi eyavala izilwane zasolwandle eziseduze nogu futhi yenza ababezoba izivakashi bashintshe izinhlelo zabo? Asikaze sikubone okunje ngaphambili.

Esiqhingini saseTybee nase-Savannah, inkulumo imayelana nalokho okubizwa ngokuthi izenzakalo ze-king tide—igama lobuciko lamagagasi aphakeme ngokweqile abangela izikhukhula ezindaweni eziphansi, njengase-Savannah okuthiwa i-River Street ngokufanelekile. Phakathi nezinyanga ezintsha nezigcwele, ilanga nenyanga kuba umugqa, futhi amandla azo adonsela phansi ayahlangana, adonse ulwandle. Lawa abizwa ngama-spring tides. Ekupheleni kobusika nasekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo, njengoba umhlaba udlula eduze kakhulu nelanga emzileni wawo, kuba nokudonsa okwanele okwengeziwe olwandle ukuze kuguqule amagagasi entwasahlobo abe ama- king tide, ikakhulukazi uma kunomoya osogwini noma esinye isimo esisekelayo. Inani lezikhukhula ezivela e-king tides liyakhula ngoba izinga lolwandle seliphakeme kakade. Ngo-Okthoba odlule igagasi lenkosi lakhukhula izingxenye zeTybee Island nezingxenye ze-Savannah, okuhlanganisa no-River Street. Kusatshiswa futhi kule ntwasahlobo. Isizindalwazi seDolobha sinohlu oluwusizo lwemigwaqo okumele igwenywe uma lina kakhulu. Inyanga egcwele yayingoMashi 23 futhi igagasi laliphezulu kakhulu, ngokwengxenye ngenxa ye-noreaster yakamuva engavamile. Asikaze sikubone okunje ngaphambili.

Okuningi okusalindile mayelana nokuzivumelanisa nezimo nokuhlela. Singasiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi ama-king tides awawashi imithwalo emisha yepulasitiki neminye imfucumfucu ibuyele olwandle. Singasebenzela izindlela zokuhlanza inqwaba yokhula lwasolwandle ngaphandle kokulimaza izilwane zasolwandle, futhi mhlawumbe ngokuluguqula lube into ewusizo njengomanyolo. Singatshala ezinkampanini ezilungele ulwandle. Singabheka izindlela zokunciphisa indawo yethu yesimo sezulu lapho singakwazi khona, futhi sisuse konke okusemandleni ethu. Futhi singakwenza lokho nakuba isizini entsha ngayinye ingase ilethe into esingakaze siyibone ngaphambili.