Vakashela lezi Zomuzi Eziphuzayo Ngaphambi Kokuhle

Ngandlela-thile, le mizi ayikwazi ukuhlala ngaphezu kwamanzi

Uma ngabe unakekele kuwo wonke amashumi ayishumi adlule, akunakwenzeka ukuba ungaqapheli ukuphakama kwezinga elwandle kanye nezingozi ezikuyo emadolobheni asogwini. Ngenkathi ezinye, impikiswano encane yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kuye kwaholela ekwandeni kwenani labaphikayo ngisho nalabo abanobuchwepheshe bezinkohlakalo, kunzima kakhulu ukuphikisana ngokuthi ukuphakama kwezinga elwandle akukwenzeka, njengoba imizi eminingi namanye amazwe emhlabeni jikelele abhekana nazo ithemba lokuya phansi kahle ngaphambi kwamakhulu eminyaka alandela.

Ngokuqinisekile, nakuba kukhona ukulungiswa okunempilo phakathi kwamadolobha akhona ogwini kanye namathuba abo okuba ngaphansi kwamanzi esikhathini sethu sokuphila, izindawo eziningi ezidolobheni ezisendlini yethu ziyazamazama, zizimele zihamba kude kunoma imuphi amanzi amakhulu. Nawa amanye ongase ufune ukuwahambela kakhulu-kangcono uhambe ngokushesha, ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi ungahamba kunokubhukuda uma ufika!

• 01 ka-06

  I-Mexico City, eMexico

  I-Case point: I-Mexico City, ehlala ngamamayela angaba ngu-250 ukusuka olwandle oluseduze, nokho iyakwazi ukuhlala emadolobheni adilikayo emhlabeni. Incazelo? Ngokusho kwe-EcoWatch, imbangela yedolobha lezinyawo ezintathu zonyaka ukuzama ukugoba yi-extrawater water extraction, ama-caverns angenalutho asele evumela ukuthi umhlaba onobugovu uphazamise phambili, okwenze ukuthi izakhamuzi zesikhathi eside zishintsha zithi ziyakubona uma zibukeka ezakhiweni ezijwayelekile.

  Injabulo: iMexico City yakhiwe emfudlaneni ovuthiwe, okusobala ukuthi kuhlobene nokulinganisa kwawo. Eqinisweni, lokho akumjabulisi ngempela, okungenani hhayi uma uhlela ukuhlala noma ukuvakashela eMexico City nganoma yisiphi isikhathi esikhathini esidlule esikhathini esizayo eminyakeni engama-50 ezayo.

• 02 ka 06

  I-Shanghai, China

  NjengeMexico City (futhi, ukuba iphoqele, iningi lazo ezifakwe kulolu hlu), iShanghai iyancipha kakhulu ngenxa yezidingo zamanzi ezingaphansi kwamadolobha ayizigidi ezingu-20. Ngokungafani neMexico City, kodwa iShanghai ayihlali emakhilomitha amakhulu ukusuka olwandle. Njengoba kuboniswa igama layo lesiShayina elithi 上海, elisho ngokwezwi nezwi "elingaphezu kolwandle," indawo yendawo yaseShanghai ihlala emlonyeni woMfula iYangtze njengoba ivuleka e-Pacific Ocean.

  Lokhu akusho lutho ngoMfula iHuangpu ophuthumayo ogeleza phakathi nendawo yedolobha, ukuwuhlukanisa empumalanga ("Pudong") nasentshonalanga ("Puxi"). Lezi zici, uma zihlangene, zenza ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi i-Shanghai izoba phakathi kwamadolobha okuqala kulolu hlu ukucwilisa.

• 03 ka 06

  Miami, eU.SA

  Okusho ukuthi, uma uMiami engashaywanga ku-punch. UMiami ubona izimbangela ezimbili ezibangela ukuba iMexico City neShanghai iguquke, kanye neqiniso lokuthi lakhiwa nge-sandbar geologists manje elikholelwa ukuthi lalizoba yesikhashana, ngisho nangaphansi kwezimo ezinhle kakhulu. Njengoba uprofesa wami wamakhemikhali eYunivesithi yaseTampa esho, "iFlorida ngokuyisisekelo nje ibhishi elikhulu kuphela!"

  Ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwesihlabathi esivumelwaneni seMiami, umgodi ngaphansi komuzi uwuketshezi oluthile, oluzovumela amanzi osawoti ukuba angene emzini, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwakhiwa udonga olwandle olunamandla noma oluphakeme kangakanani. Kakade, amagagasi amakhulu aqale izikhukhula eziphansi ezindaweni zaseMiami Beach. Imiphumela emibi kakhulu yombuso we-Miami odilikayo awukwazi ukude.

• 04 ka 06

  Bangkok, Thailand

  Ezikhathini zasendulo, abantu baseThailand babehambisana kahle nemigomo yemvelo ezweni labo eliphansi, bezakhele izindlu zabo ezindaweni eziphakeme, besebenzisa izikebhe ukuhamba phakathi nezinyanga ezimanzi. Ngenkathi usakwazi ukubona lokhu ngokusebenza kwamanye amazwe asePhailand asezindaweni zasemaphandleni amaningi, nasemadolobheni omlando afana ne-Ayutthaya, iningi labantu abahlala eThailand (ikakhulukazi iBangkok) liphila ngendlela engase ibonakale ijwayele abantu baseNew York noma Los Angelenos- bheka iMahNakhon, isakhiwo esiphezulu esiphezulu esiphezulu saseThailand.

  Ngenkathi iBangkok ihlala ezindleleni ezinhle ezweni laseGulf of Thailand, izikhukhula zayo zeChao Phraya ziye zaqina kakhulu njengoba iminyaka idlulile, kanti nakuba idonsa imigodi eyenzelwe ukukhipha amanzi angadingekile, akunakwenzeka ukuba imelane nezidingo zabantu abayizigidi ezingu-10 ezisondezayo amanzi angaphansi komhlaba avela ngaphansi kwawo, okungenani hhayi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

• 05 ka 06

  I-Venice, e-Italy

  Ukukhuluma ngemigodi, akusikho indaba ukuthi iVenice iyazama. Leli qiniso liyingxenye yokuthi kungani ama-canal ayenzeka kangaka edolobheni lakudala-liyisici esiningi kakhulu mayelana nokusebenza njengokungathi nge-charm. Ngeshwa, ngoba iVenice empeleni ihlala olwandle (inezinga lokuchayeka elilingana nalo, kuthiwa, i-Maldives kune-Miami), kungenzeka mhlawumbe engozini enkulu yokugwinya, ngaphandle kwanoma yimuphi umuzi kulolu hlu.

  Ngenkathi isibalo esincane seVenice, ukukhuluma okushoyo, kusho ukuthi ukuwohloka kwamanzi angaphansi komhlaba akusizi kakhulu njengakwezinye izindawo, kufanele futhi ucabange ukuthi iVenice ibesemgwaqweni emakhulwini eminyaka, kuyilapho amadolobha athile kulolu hlu evele abe nabantu abaningi phakathi kwamashumi eminyaka, noma ngisho nangaphansi kwalokho.

• 06 ka-06

  ENew York City, eU.SA

  Cishe uyazi iNew York ngokuthi "Umuzi Ongalokothi Ulale." Kuze kube manje, ngaphandle kweSuper Storm Sandy, libuye libe idolobha elingalokothi lishintshe-kungcono ukushintsha, ngeshwa. Ngempela, iNew York ihlupheke ngokuyinhloko zonke izinkinga kulolu hlu, kusukela emanzini angaphansi komhlaba aphefumulayo, endaweni eseduze nolukhuni olwandle olukhuphukayo, kungenawo owodwa, kodwa imifula emibili emikhulu enesifiso sokukhukhula.

  Yengeza lokhu ukuthi iManhattan empeleni iyisiqhingi, futhi unayo iresiphi yedolobha elijikizayo eliyingozi kakhulu njengoba i-pizza yase-New York isitayela. I-New York ingenye yemizi ebiza kakhulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kodwa kufanele mhlawumbe ube ne-splurge ohambweni lapho kungekudala.