Kanjani Ngokuvamile Iziphepho Zihlasela North Carolina naseNingizimu Carolina?

Kusukela eNorth naseNingizimu Carolina zilele ngasempumalanga ye-seaboard, zithinteka yiziphepho-nakuba zombili izifundazwe zisengozini kakhulu emlandweni kuneFlorida.

Ngenkathi i- Atlantic isiphepho sonyaka ngo-2017 yayisebenza kakhulu kunokujwayelekile, uCarolinas babe nethuba lokubalekela ukuhlasela okuqondile kunoma yiziphi iziphepho kodwa ukulimala komoya nokukhukhula.

Ukuhlela uhambo oluphuthumayo e-Carolinas? Nakhu okumele ukwazi ngakho ngenkathi yeziphepho.

Isikhathi siphepho nini? Isikhathi sezulu sase-Atlantic siphezulu kusukela ngoJuni 1 kuya kuNovemba 30 kanye nenani eliphakeme kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-Agasti kuze kube sekupheleni kuka-Okthoba. Ibhasi lase-Atlantic lihlanganisa lonke i-Atlantic Ocean, uLwandle LwaseCaribbean neGulf of Mexico.

Yini ejwayelekile yenkathi yeziphepho? Ngokusekelwe kumarekhodi omlando womlando kusukela ngo-1950, isifunda sase-Atlantic siyovame ukubhekana neziphepho ezingu-12 ezishisayo ezinomoya onamandla ka-39 mph, lapho eziyisithupha ziphenduka iziphepho ezinomoya ofinyelela ku-74 mph noma ngaphezulu, nezigaba ezintathu ezinkulu noma ngaphezulu imimoya okungenani 111 mph. Kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi iningi lalezi ziphepho alenzeki ezweni lase-United States.

Zingaki iziphepho ezihlasela eNyakatho naseNingizimu Carolina? Ngokwesilinganiso, isiphepho esisodwa kuya kwezingubili (noma ngokuqondile, iziphepho eziyi-1.75) zenza umhlaba wehlelwe ogwini lwase-US East njalo ngonyaka. Kulabo, amaphesenti angu-16 ahlasela eNorth Carolina kanti amaphesenti angu-11 ahlasela eNingizimu Carolina.

Kusukela ngo-1851, iziphepho ezingu-47 zenze ukushaya okuqondile eNyakatho Carolina nase-31 zenze ukushaya okuqondile eNingizimu Carolina.

Kukhona okuncane okungahambisani nhlobo phakathi kwenani lezinkanyezi kanye nalabo abenza ukufika komhlaba nganoma yisiphi isikhathi esinikeziwe. Isibonelo, ngo-2010 kwakuyiminyaka ematasa kakhulu, eneziphepho ezingu-19 eziqanjwe neziphepho ezingu-12.

Kodwa akukho isiphepho, nesiphepho esisodwa kuphela esiphezulu, senze umhlaba we-US ngonyaka.

Kusho ukuthini amacebo ami eholide? Ngokuvamile, ngezibalo, kunengozi ephansi kakhulu yokuthi isiphepho sizoba nomthelela eholidini lakho. Noma kunjalo, uma uhlela ukuvakasha eCarolinainas phakathi kukaJuni no-Okthoba, ungase ucabange ukuthenga umshuwalense wesikhukhula . Ngokuvamile, uma uhambo lwakho lukhanseliwe noma luphazanyiswa ngenxa yesiphepho, ungabuyiselwa emuva kumkhawulo wokufaka. Qaphela ukuthi ezimweni eziningi, umshuwalense kufanele uthengwe amahora angaba ngu-24 ngaphambi kokuba kuqanjwe isiphepho.

Ngingahlala kanjani phezu kwezixwayiso zesiphepho? Uma uhamba endaweni ehambelaniswe nesiphepho, landa uhlelo lokusebenza lwephepho kusukela e-American Red Cross ngezibuyekezo zesiphepho kanye nokushaywa kwezici eziwusizo.

I-Recap ye-Hurricane Isizini 2017

Isikhathi sonyaka ka-2017 sase-Atlantic siphepho sasiyisikhathi esibucayi, esiyingozi futhi esibhubhisa kakhulu esibekiwe phakathi kwamarekhodi kusukela ngo-1851. Okubi nakakhulu, inkathi yayingapheli, nazo zonke iziphepho zonyaka zonyaka zenzeka ngokulandelana.

Abaningi ababikezelayo babengekho uphawu, mhlawumbe kancane noma ngokunciphisa ngokuyinhloko inombolo kanye nokufutheka kweziphepho. Ekuqaleni konyaka, ababikezeli babelindele ukuthi i-El Niño izokhula, isinciphise umsebenzi wesiphepho.

Kodwa-ke, i-El Niño ebikezelwe ayihlulekile ukuthuthukisa futhi esikhundleni salokho, izimo ezingathathi hlangothi zakhiwe ukwakha iLa Niña ngomnyaka wesibili ngokulandelana. Abanye ababikezeli balungisa ukubikezela kwabo ngenxa yezokuthuthuka, kodwa abazange baqonde ngokugcwele ukuthi inkathi izokwenzeka kanjani.

Khumbula ukuthi unyaka ojwayelekile uletha iziphepho eziyi-12, iziphepho eziyisithupha, neziphepho ezintathu ezinkulu. Unyaka wezi-2017 wawunezikhathi ezingaphezu kwezinga elijwayelekile elikhiqiza iziphepho ezingu-17 ezibizwa ngokuthi iziphepho, iziphepho eziyi-10, neziphepho ezinkulu eziyisithupha. Nakhu ukuthi izibikezelo zihambelana kanjani nezibikezelo zabo zonyaka ka-2017.