Iviki Lokuqwashisa Ngezinto Eziphila Ngamakhorali

Nakuba ngingakaze ngihlale esiqhingini, ngiyintombazane yasesiqhingini enhliziyweni futhi bengilokhu nginjalo. Angikaze ngiwamukele amakhaza neqhwa futhi ngivame ukulala ebusika phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika. Abangane bami bawazi kahle lo mkhuba, bavame ukungibuza ukuthi “ingabe ufuna ukuhlela uhambo lwangaphandle lwedethi ethile, noma uzobe usulala ebusika ngaleso sikhathi?” Ngiyakuthanda ukusebenza ngaphandle, kodwa uma kuqala ubusika, uzongithola ngizihlalele endlini ngidla ukudla okunethezekile ngigoqwe ngengubo yami eshisayo ngibuka amamuvi amaholide ashizi. Ngiyazi, ngiyazi, akunangqondo ukuthi ngihlala endaweni evalekile enobusika obuneqhwa, kodwa uma ngihamba, ngiqinisekisa ukuthi ngihlala ngikhetha indawo efudumele!

Ziningi izinzuzo zokuphuma ngaphandle elangeni, noma ngabe kulapha e-Colorado noma indawo efudumele ye-tropical. Ukukhanya kwelanga kungaba nemiphumela emihle empilweni yengqondo. Ukuchayeka elangeni kubalulekile ukuze kukhiqizwe uvithamini D futhi kubangele ukukhululwa kwe-serotonin futhi adlala indima ebalulekile ekusebenzeni kobuchopho nasekulawuleni imizwa. Amazinga aphansi kavithamini D ahlotshaniswa nengozi eyengeziwe yokucindezeleka nezinye izinkinga zempilo yengqondo. I-Serotonin isiza ukulawula isimo, isifiso sokudla, nokulala, yingakho ngihlala ngiqala usuku lwami ngokuhamba ngaphandle. Kuyangisiza ukuthi ngivuke futhi ngiqale usuku lwami ngijabule!

Enye yezinto engizikhonzile engingayenza uma ngifuna uhambo lwasesiqhingini ukudlala i-snorkel reefs. Ubuhle obukhangayo kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezimangalisayo zezixhobo zamakhorali kuyangithakazelisa futhi kuhlale kungigcina ngibuya. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngihamba kangaki ngi-snorkeling noma ukuthi zingaki izindawo ezihlukene engizivakashelayo, umlingo uhlala ukhona ezixhobeni zamakhorali. Lezi zimiso zemvelo zasolwandle ezibalulekile azibonisi nje kuphela imibala egqamile kodwa futhi zinikeza ikhaya lezilwane zasolwandle ezingenakubalwa. Nakuba izixhobo zamakhorali zimboza ngaphansi kuka-0.1% wolwandle, ngaphezu kuka-25% wezinhlobo zasolwandle zihlala ezindaweni zamakhorali. Nokho, kusukela ngawo-1950, izixhobo zamakhorali ziye zabhekana nezinselele ezingakaze zibonwe ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ukungcola, nokudoba ngokweqile, okusongela ukuphila kwazo. Izingozi eziningi ezixhotsheni zamakhorali zibangelwa abantu.

Nawa amaqiniso ashaqisayo mayelana nokuncipha kwezixhobo zamakhorali:

• Ifinyelela kuhhafu wezixhobo zamakhorali emhlabeni sezilahlekile noma zilimele kakhulu futhi ukwehla kuyaqhubeka ngesivinini esishaqisayo.
• Izixhobo zamakhorali ziyalahleka noma zilimale ngezinga eliphindwe kabili lamahlathi emvula.
• Ososayensi babikezela ukuthi wonke amakhorali azosongelwa ngo-2050 nokuthi ama-75% azobhekana namazinga aphezulu okusongela.
• Ngaphandle uma senza konke ukunciphisa ukufudumala ku-1.5 Celsius, sizolahlekelwa u-99% wezixhobo zamakhorali emhlabeni.
• Uma izitayela zamanje ziqhubeka, zonke izixhobo zamakhorali zingase zihambe ngo-2070.

Kodwa kuningi esingakwenza ukunciphisa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokufudumala kwezilwandle zethu! Nakuba sihlala amakhilomitha amaningi kude nolwandle, kunezinto ezihlukahlukene esingayenza ukuze sigcine izixhobo zamakhorali ziphilile. Ake sihlole izindlela esingabamba ngazo iqhaza ekulondolozweni kwalezi zimangaliso ezintekenteke ezingaphansi kwamanzi:

Ukusekelwa kwansuku zonke:

• Thenga ukudla kwasolwandle okutholakala ngokuqhubekayo (sebenzisa i-gov ukuthola amabhizinisi alungele amakhorali).
• Yonga amanzi: amanzi owasebenzisayo mancane, ayancipha ukugeleza kanye namanzi angcolile azobuyela olwandle.
• Uma ungahlali eduze nogu, zibandakanye ekuvikeleni amachibi angakini, imithombo yamanzi, amachibi, njll.
• Khulisa ukuqwashisa ngokusabalalisa ukubaluleka kwezixhobo zamakhorali kanye nezinsongo esizibeka kuzo.
• Njengoba ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kungenye yezinto ezihamba phambili ezisongela izixhobo zamakhorali, sebenzisa izibani nemishini eyonga amandla ukuze unciphise ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa. Khetha imithombo yamandla avuselelekayo futhi unciphise ukuthembela kwakho kumafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi.
• Ukuqeda noma ukunciphisa ukusetshenziswa kwamapulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye. Amapulastiki angaphelela olwandle, abambe izilwane zasolwandle futhi akhiphe amakhemikhali ayingozi olwandle lwethu.
• Nciphisa ukusetshenziswa komanyolo. Ukusebenzisa ngokweqile umanyolo otshanini kulimaza izinga lamanzi ngoba imisoco (i-nitrogen ne-phosphorus) evela kumanyolo igezwa emanzini futhi ingagcina iphelele olwandle. Izakhamzimba eziphuma kumanyolo oweqile zandisa ukukhula kolwelwe oluvimba ukukhanya kwelanga kumakhorali - lokhu kubangela ukubola kwamakhorali, okungabulala.

Uma uvakashela izixhobo zamakhorali:

• Gqoka i-sunscreen evumelana nezixhobo zokusebenza!! Amakhemikhali avela ku-sunscreen ejwayelekile azobulala izixhobo zamakhorali kanye nezilwane zasolwandle ezihlala lapho. Okungcono nakakhulu, gqoka amahembe anemikhono emide noma ama-rash guard ukuze uvimbele ukushiswa yilanga ukuze ukhawulele isidingo sokuvikela ilanga.
• Uma utshuza, utshuza, ubhukuda, noma usikebhe eduze kwezixhobo zamakhorali, ungathinti i-coral, ungami kuyo, ungayithathi, futhi ungagxili.
• Sekela opharetha bezokuvakasha abanobungani bemvelo lapho uhlela uhambo lwakho.
• Ivolontiya ukuhlanza ulwandle lwasendaweni noma ulwandle.

Ukuvikela izixhobo zamakhorali kudinga umzamo ohlangene futhi wonke umuntu angenza umthelela obalulekile. Ngokuqwashisa, ngokuthatha izinqubo ezinomthwalo wemfanelo, ngokunciphisa ukungcoliswa komhlaba, futhi sikhuthaze imizamo yokusizakala kwedwala, singaba abaqaphi bolwandle. Masizibophezele ekulondolozeni lezi zinhlelo zemvelo ezinhle kakhulu, siqinisekise ukusinda kwazo kanye nezinzuzo ezingenakuqhathaniswa ezizinikeza iplanethi yethu. Ngokubambisana, singakwazi ukuvikela ikusasa eliqhakazile nelichumayo lezixhobo zamakhorali kanye nezinhlobo ezingenakubalwa ezizibiza ngokuthi ikhaya.

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