Ungoti wesimo sezulu nezamandla uthi amazinga okushisa alokhu enyuka njalo ebusika KwaZulu-Natal kule minyaka eyishumi edlule. NgoJulayi wonyaka odlule, iNhlangano Yezizwe yamemezela ukuthi Umhlaba usungene enkathini yokubilisa yomhlaba wonke, okuholela esimweni sezulu esibi kakhulu.
“Ngomhla ziyi-16 kuJulayi 2023, kwakuwusuku olushisa kakhulu olurekhodiwe emhlabeni. Kukhona izitayela esingazibona emhlabeni wonke lapho amazinga okushisa engavamile kakhulu, futhi izimo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu ziwubufakazi balokho, futhi sinochungechunge lwalokhu eThekwini,” kusho uSiya Myeza waseGreenpeace Africa.
UMyeza uyachaza ukuthi inhlanganisela yemvula namazinga okushisa yiyona enquma ukuthi ngabe isimo sezulu sishintsha kanjani.
Uthi phakathi kuka-2014 no-2023 izinga lokushisa lanyanga zonke eKZN lenyuke ngo-0.8 kuya ku-1.6 degrees Celsius. “Bekulokhu kukhuphuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngisho nangaphambi kuka-2014, okuyinto ebaluleke kakhulu, futhi lokhu kubonakala kahle uma ubheka amazinga okushisa phakathi kuka-2014 no-2023. Ubona lokho kwehluka ekukhuleni kwamazinga okushisa ikakhulukazi ngoJuni.”
UMyeza ugqugquzela ukuphila okusimeme njengesixazululo senselelo yesimo sezulu.
“Nciphisa ukusebenzisa upulasitiki, hamba uye emsebenzini uma ukwazi, carpool. Ngingathi sisebenzisa izithuthi zomphakathi eziningi, kodwa ezweni lethu izithuthi zomphakathi ziyawohloka, kodwa lokho kungenye indlela engcono kakhulu yokunciphisa ukungcola. Ukuphusha amandla avuselelekayo, ubuchwepheshe nezisombululo kanye nokuphusha i-ajenda ebheke ekumpontshelweni kwamandla.”