Uthungelwano lwezikhululo zemozulu luyakhula luye eWisconsin, lunceda abalimi nabanye

Ngenxa yemizamo yeYunivesithi yaseWisconsin-Madison, ixesha elitsha lolwazi lwemozulu liqala eWisconsin.
Ukususela ngeminyaka yoo-1950, imozulu yaseWisconsin iye yaba yinto engaqhelekanga nengaqhelekanga, nto leyo ebangela iingxaki kubalimi, abaphandi kunye noluntu. Kodwa ngenethiwekhi yezikhululo zemozulu ezikummandla wonke ezaziwa ngokuba yi-mesonet, eli lizwe liya kukwazi ngcono ukujongana nokuphazamiseka kwexesha elizayo okubangelwa lutshintsho lwemozulu.
“IiMaisonette zinokukhokela izigqibo zemihla ngemihla ezikhusela izityalo, impahla kunye nobomi babantu, kwaye zixhase uphando, ulwandiso kunye nemfundo,” utshilo ilungu le-faculty uChris Kucharik, uprofesa kunye nosihlalo weSebe lezeSayensi yezoLimo e-UW-Madison ngokubambisana neNelson. I-Ecological Institute. UKucharik ukhokela iprojekthi enkulu yokwandisa inethiwekhi ye-mesonet yaseWisconsin, encediswa nguMike Peters, umlawuli weSikhululo soPhando lwezoLimo sase-UW-Madison.
Ngokungafaniyo namanye amazwe amaninzi ezolimo, inethiwekhi yangoku yezikhululo zokujonga okusingqongileyo eWisconsin incinci. Phantse isiqingatha sezikhululo zokujonga imozulu nomhlaba ezili-14 zikwiSikhululo soPhando seYunivesithi yaseWisconsin, kwaye ezinye zigxile kwiigadi zabucala kwiisithili zaseKewaunee naseDoor. Idatha yezi zikhululo okwangoku igcinwe eMesonet kwiYunivesithi yaseMichigan State.
Ukuya phambili, ezi zikhululo zokubeka esweni ziya kufuduselwa kwi-mesonet ezinikeleyo eseWisconsin eyaziwa ngokuba yiWisconet, nto leyo eyandisa inani lilonke lezikhululo zokubeka esweni ukuya kuma-90 ukuze zibeke esweni ngcono zonke iindawo zelizwe. Lo msebenzi uxhaswe sisibonelelo se-2.3 yezigidi zeerandi esivela kwiWisconsin Rural Partnership, iphulo leWashington State University elixhaswa yi-USDA, kunye nesibonelelo se-1 yezigidi zeerandi esivela kwiWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. Ukwandisa inethiwekhi kubonwa njengenyathelo elibalulekileyo ekuboneleleni ngedatha kunye nolwazi olusemgangathweni ophezulu kwabo baludingayo.
Isitishi ngasinye sinezixhobo zokulinganisa imeko yomoya nomhlaba. Izixhobo ezisemhlabeni zilinganisa isantya somoya kunye necala, ukufuma, ubushushu bomoya, imitha yelanga kunye nemvula. Linganisa ubushushu bomhlaba kunye nokufuma kubunzulu obuthile phantsi komhlaba.
“Abavelisi bethu baxhomekeke kwidatha yemozulu yonke imihla ukuze benze izigqibo ezibalulekileyo kwiifama zabo. Oku kuchaphazela ukutyala, ukunkcenkceshela kunye nokuvuna,” utshilo uTamas Houlihan, umlawuli oyintloko weWisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA). “Ngenxa yoko, sivuya kakhulu malunga nokuba kunokwenzeka ukusebenzisa inkqubo yesitishi semozulu kwixesha elizayo.”
NgoFebruwari, uKucharik wazisa isicwangciso se-mesonet kwiNgqungquthela yeMfundo yabaLimi ye-WPVGA. U-Andy Dirks, umlimi waseWisconsin kwaye ohlala esebenzisana neKholeji yezoLimo kunye neSayensi yoBomi ye-UW-Madison, wayekho kubaphulaphuli waza wayithanda into ayivileyo.
“Uninzi lwezigqibo zethu zezolimo zisekelwe kwimozulu yangoku okanye kwinto esiyilindeleyo kwiiyure okanye kwiintsuku ezimbalwa ezizayo,” utshilo uDilks. “Injongo kukugcina amanzi, izondlo kunye neemveliso zokukhusela izityalo apho zinokusetyenziswa khona zizityalo, kodwa asinakuphumelela ngaphandle kokuba siqonde ngokupheleleyo iimeko zangoku zomoya nomhlaba kunye noko kuza kwenzeka kwixesha elizayo,” utshilo imvula enkulu i-Unforeseen yahlamba izichumisi ezisandul’ ukusetyenziswa.
Iingenelo eziza kuziswa ngabalamli bendalo kubalimi zicacile, kodwa nezinye ezininzi ziya kuxhamla.
“I-National Weather Service izibona ezi zinto njengezixabisekileyo ngenxa yokukwazi kwazo ukuvavanya negalelo ekuqondeni ngcono iziganeko ezigqithisileyo,” utshilo uKucharik, ofumene isidanga sakhe sobugqirha kwisayensi yomoya kwiYunivesithi yaseWisconsin.
Idatha yemozulu inokunceda abaphandi, iingcali zothutho, abaphathi bendalo esingqongileyo, abaphathi bezakhiwo kunye nabani na omsebenzi wakhe uchatshazelwa yimozulu neemeko zomhlaba. Ezi zikhululo zokubeka iliso zinokuba luncedo ekuxhaseni imfundo ye-K-12, njengoko amabala esikolo enokuba ziindawo ezinokubakho zezikhululo zokubeka iliso esingqongileyo.
“Le yenye indlela yokubonisa abafundi abaninzi izinto ezichaphazela ubomi babo bemihla ngemihla,” utshilo uKucharik. “Unganxibelelanisa le sayensi nezinye iindawo ezahlukeneyo zezolimo, amahlathi kunye ne-ecology yezilwanyana zasendle.”

Ukufakelwa kwezikhululo ezintsha ze-maisonette eWisconsin kucwangciselwe ukuqala kweli hlobo kwaye kugqitywe ekwindla ka-2026.