Sihlala sityala imithi njengomqondiso. Sibatyala ngoMhla woMhlaba ngokuhlonipha umoya ococekileyo kunye nokuzinza. Sikwatyala imithi yokukhumbula abantu kunye neziganeko.
Kodwa imithi yenza okungakumbi kunokunikela umthunzi nokuphucula imbonakalo-mhlaba. Zikwabalulekile kwimpilo yoluntu.
E-Sacramento, apho i-American Lung Association yabiza isixeko sesihlanu esibi kakhulu somgangatho womoya kwaye apho amaqondo obushushu asanda kufikelela kumanani amathathu aphezulu, kufuneka sikuthathele ingqalelo ukubaluleka kwemithi.
Uphando olwenziwe nguSacramento Bee intatheli uMichael Finch II ubonisa ukungalingani okukhulu eSacramento. Iingingqi ezifumileyo zinemithi echumileyo ngelixa iindawo ezihluphekayo ngokuqhelekileyo zingenazo.
Imephu enekhowudi yombala yomthi we-Sacramento ibonisa izithunzi ezimnyama eziluhlaza ukuya kumbindi wesixeko, kwiindawo ezifana ne-East Sacramento, iPaki yoMhlaba kunye neendawo ezikumbindi wedolophu. Okukhona buluhlaza busiya busiba buninzi amagqabi. Iindawo zokuhlala ezinengeniso ephantsi emacaleni esixeko, njengeMeadowview, Del Paso Heights kunye neFruitridge, azinamithi.
Ezo ngingqi zasekhaya, ngokuba nemithi emincinci egqunyiweyo, zisesichengeni sobushushu obugqithisileyo – kwaye iSacramento iya isiba shushu ngakumbi.
I-county kulindeleke ukuba ibone inani eliqhelekileyo lonyaka le-19 ukuya kwi-31 i-100-degree kunye neentsuku ngo-2050, ngokutsho kwengxelo ye-2017 egunyazisiweyo. Oko xa kuthelekiswa nomyinge weentsuku ezine zobushushu obuneedijithi ezintathu ngonyaka phakathi kuka-1961 no-1990. Ukuba shushu kangakanani na kuya kuxhomekeka kwindlela oorhulumente abakuthintela ngayo ukusetyenziswa kwamafutha eefosili kunye nokucotha kobushushu behlabathi.
Amaqondo obushushu aphezulu athetha ukuhla komgangatho womoya kunye nomngcipheko wokufa kobushushu. Ubushushu bukwadala iimeko ezikhokelela ekwakhiweni kwe-ozone ekumgangatho ophantsi, into engcolisayo eyaziwa ngokucaphukisa imiphunga.
I-ozone imbi kakhulu kubantu abane-asthma, abadala kakhulu nabancinci kakhulu, kunye nabantu abasebenza ngaphandle. Uphando lweNyosi lukwadiza ukuba iindawo ezihlala abamelwane abangenazo umthi zinamazinga aphezulu esifuba.
Yiyo loo nto ukutyala imithi kubaluleke kakhulu ukukhusela impilo kunye nokuqhelana nokutshintsha kwemozulu.
"Imithi inceda ukulwa nobungozi obungabonakaliyo kwimpilo yabantu njenge-ozone kunye nongcoliseko lwamasuntswana. Banokunceda ekwehliseni amaqondo obushushu ezitalatweni kufutshane nezikolo kunye nezikhululo zebhasi apho abanye babona basemngciphekweni njengabantwana kunye nabantu abadala bahlala rhoqo, ”ubhala uFinch.
IBhunga lesiXeko sase-Sacramento linethuba lokulungisa ukhuselo lwe-canopy yemithi engalinganiyo yesixeko xa igqibezela uhlaziyo lweSicwangciso esinguNdoqo se-Urban Forest Master ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo. Isicwangciso kufuneka sibeke phambili iindawo ezingenamithi ngoku.
Abameli bezi ngingqi banexhala lokuba bayakushiyeka kwakhona. UCindy Blain, umlawuli olawulayo weCarlifonia ReLeaf engenzi nzuzo, watyhola isixeko “ngokungabi namvakalelo yongxamiseko” malunga nomba wokungalingani kwemithi.
Isazi samahlathi esixekweni, uKevin Hocker, uyawuvuma lo mahluko kodwa waphakamisa amathandabuzo malunga namandla esixeko okulima kwiindawo ezithile.
“Siyazi ngokubanzi ukuba singatyala imithi emininzi kodwa kwezinye iindawo zedolophu – ngenxa yoyilo okanye indlela emiswe ngayo –amathuba okutyala imithi akakho,” utshilo.
Ngaphandle kwayo nayiphi na imiceli mngeni kwindlela yorhatya lokuvala umthi, kukwakho namathuba ngohlobo lweenzame zoluntu ezisezantsi ukuba isixeko singqiyame kuyo.
Kwi-Del Paso Heights, i-Alliance ye-Del Paso Heights Growers 'isele isebenze ukutshala amakhulu emithi.
Umququzeleli we-Alliance uFatima Malik, ilungu leepaki zedolophu kunye nekhomishini yokutyebisa uluntu, uthe ufuna ukusebenzisana nesixeko "ukubanceda benze umsebenzi wabo ngcono" ukutyala nokukhathalela imithi.
Ezinye iindawo zokuhlala zinemigudu yokutyala imithi kunye nokunyamekela, ngamanye amaxesha ngokuhambelana neSacramento Tree Foundation. Abahlali bayaphuma bayotyala imithi kwaye bayikhathalele ngaphandle kokuba isixeko sibandakanyeke kwaphela. Isixeko kufuneka sijonge iindlela zokuyila zokuxhasa iinzame ezikhoyo ukuze zikwazi ukugubungela iindawo ezininzi ezinomthi omncinci.
Abantu bakulungele ukunceda. Isicwangciso esitsha sobuchule semithi kufuneka sikusebenzise ngokupheleleyo oko.
IBhunga lesiXeko linoxanduva lokunika abahlali eyona nto ingcono ebomini babo. Ingakwenza oku ngokubeka phambili ukutyalwa kwemithi emitsha kunye nokhathalelo lwemithi oluqhubekayo kwingingqi ezinecanopy encinci.
Funda inqaku kwiSacramento Bee