I-SACRAMENTO, eCalif. – ISebe leMithombo yamanzi (i-DWR) namhlanje lenze uphando lwesine lwekhephu lwesizini kwisikhululo sasePhillips. Olu phando lwenziwe ngesandla lurekhode ubunzulu bekhephu obuziisentimitha ezili-126.5 kunye nomlinganiselo wamanzi ekhephu obuziisentimitha ezingama-54, nto leyo eyi-221 ekhulwini yomndilili wale ndawo ngomhla wesi-3 ku-Epreli. Umlinganiselo wamanzi ekhephu ulinganisa ubungakanani bamanzi aqulethwe kwikhephu kwaye yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yoqikelelo lwamanzi e-DWR. Ukufundwa kwe-elektroniki kwe-DWR okuvela kwiisensa zekhephu ezili-130 ezibekwe kulo lonke ilizwe kubonisa ukuba umlinganiselo wamanzi ekhephu e-snowpack kulo lonke ilizwe yi-61.1 intshi, okanye i-237 ekhulwini yomndilili walo mhla.
“Izivuthuvuthu ezinkulu nezikhukula kulo nyaka ngumzekelo wamva nje wokuba imozulu yaseCalifornia iya isiba mbi kakhulu,” utshilo uMlawuli we-DWR uKarla Nemeth. “Emva kweminyaka emithathu yomileyo nefuthe elibi kakhulu kwimbalela kuluntu kulo lonke ilizwe, i-DWR itshintshele ngokukhawuleza kwindlela yokusabela kwizikhukula kunye nokuqikelela ukunyibilika kwekhephu okuzayo. Sinike uncedo kwizikhukula kuluntu oluninzi olujongene nefuthe elibi lembalela kwiinyanga ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo.”
Kanye njengokuba iminyaka yembalela ibonise ukuba inkqubo yamanzi yaseCalifornia ijongene nemingeni emitsha yemozulu, lo nyaka ubonisa indlela iziseko zophuhliso lwezikhukula zelizwe eziya kuqhubeka ngayo zijongene nemingeni ebangelwa yimozulu yokuhambisa nokugcina amanzi amaninzi kangangoko kunokwenzeka.
Iziphumo zalo nyaka zomhla woku-1 ku-Epreli ezivela kwinethiwekhi ye-snow sensor yephondo lonke ziphezulu kunanoma yiluphi olunye ufundo ukususela oko kwasekwa inethiwekhi ye-snow sensor phakathi kweminyaka yoo-1980. Ngaphambi kokuba kusekwe inethiwekhi, isishwankathelo somhla woku-1 ku-Epreli we-1983 kwiphondo lonke esivela kwiimilinganiselo zekhephu ezenziwe ngesandla sasiyi-227 ekhulwini yomndilili. Isishwankathelo somhla woku-1 ku-Epreli wephondo lonke somlinganiselo wekhephu sasiyi-237 ekhulwini yomndilili.
“Iziphumo zalo nyaka ziza kuba ngomnye weminyaka emikhulu yekhephu erekhodiweyo eCalifornia,” utshilo uSean de Guzman, umphathi we-DWR's Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit. “Nangona imilinganiselo yekhephu ka-1952 ibonise iziphumo ezifanayo, bekukho ikhephu ezimbalwa ngelo xesha, nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ukuthelekisa iziphumo zanamhlanje. Ngenxa yokuba ikhephu longeziweyo longezwe kule minyaka idlulileyo, kunzima ukuthelekisa iziphumo ngokuchanekileyo kwiminyaka emininzi ngokuchaneka, kodwa ikhephu lalo nyaka ngokuqinisekileyo lelinye lawona makhulu abonwe lilizwe ukusukela ngeminyaka yoo-1950.”
Kwimilinganiselo yekhephu yaseCalifornia, kuphela ngo-1952, 1969 nango-1983 erekhode iziphumo kulo lonke ilizwe ngaphaya kwama-200 ekhulwini omndilili ka-Epreli 1. Nangona ngaphezulu komndilili kulo lonke ilizwe kulo nyaka, ikhephu liyahluka kakhulu ngokwemimandla. Ikhephu laseSouthern Sierra okwangoku lingama-300 ekhulwini omndilili walo ka-Epreli 1 kwaye iCentral Sierra ikuma-237 ekhulwini omndilili walo ka-Epreli 1. Nangona kunjalo, iNorthern Sierra ebalulekileyo, apho kukho khona iindawo ezinkulu zamanzi angaphezulu kweli lizwe, ikuma-192 ekhulwini omndilili walo ka-Epreli 1.
Iziphepho kulo nyaka zibangele impembelelo kulo lonke ilizwe kuquka nezikhukula kuluntu lwasePajaro nakwiindawo zaseSacramento, eTulare, naseMerced counties. I-FOC incede abemi baseCalifornia ngokubonelela ngeengxowa zesanti ezingaphezu kwe-1.4 yezigidi, ngaphezulu kwe-1 yezigidi zeemitha zesikwere zeemitha zeplastiki, kunye nodonga lwemisipha oluqinisiweyo olungaphezulu kwe-9,000 iinyawo, kulo lonke ilizwe ukusukela ngoJanuwari.
Ngomhla wama-24 kweyoKwindla, i-DWR ibhengeze ukunyuka kokunikezelwa kweProjekthi yaManzi kaRhulumente (i-SWP) okuqikelelweyo ukuya kuma-75 ekhulwini, ukusuka kuma-35 ekhulwini abhengezwe ngoFebruwari, ngenxa yokuphucuka kobonelelo lwamanzi karhulumente. URhuluneli uNewsom ubuyisele emva ezinye izibonelelo ezingxamisekileyo zembalela ezingasafunekiyo ngenxa yokuphuculwa kweemeko zamanzi, ngelixa egcina ezinye iindlela eziqhubekayo zokwakha ukuqina kwamanzi ixesha elide kunye nokuxhasa imimandla kunye noluntu olusajongene nemingeni yobonelelo lwamanzi.
Nangona iziphepho zasebusika zincede ikhephu kunye namachibi, izitya zamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba azikhawulezi ukubuyela kwimeko yazo eqhelekileyo. Iindawo ezininzi zasemaphandleni zisajongene nemingeni yokubonelela ngamanzi, ingakumbi uluntu oluxhomekeke kumthombo wamanzi angaphantsi komhlaba oye wancipha ngenxa yembalela ende. Iimeko zembalela zexesha elide kwiColorado River Basin nazo ziya kuqhubeka zichaphazela ukunikezelwa kwamanzi kwizigidi zabantu baseCalifornia. Urhulumente uyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza
Ixesha leposi: Feb-21-2024