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Izifunda zaseCalifornia ezisagcwele izivunguvungu ezinonya zizogingqika ngenye umfula womkhathiokudale ukwesaba ukuthi kuzophinde kube nezikhukhula nokuphoqe ezinye izakhamuzi ukuba zibaleke.
Isifunda sesivele sishaywe ngesando okungenani abangu-11 imifula yasemkhathini kule sizini. Umfula osemkhathini ufana nepayipi lomlilo elithwala umoya osuthekile lisuka ezindaweni ezishisayo liwuyise ezindaweni eziphakeme, lilahla imvula engapheli noma iqhwa.
Esokugcina, esihlasele iCalifornia ngesonto eledlule, sishiye inhlabathi igcwele ngokweqile futhi isengozini yezikhukhula ezintsha nokugeleza ngokushesha, Isevisi Yesimo Sezulu Kazwelonke kusho.
Umfula olandelayo womkhathi kulindeleke ukuthi uhlasele iCalifornia kusukela kusihlwa ngoMsombuluko kuze kube uLwesithathu.
“Lolu hlelo luzoletha imvula enkulu kanye nosongo lwezikhukhula, iqhwa elikhulu elinohambo oluyingozi kanye nemimoya enamandla evunguza ngamandla esiphepho” kwezinye izindawo, kusho isazi sezulu se-CNN uDave Hennen.
Izivunguvungu zomoya eziphakeme ezingama-60 kuye kwangama-80 mph zibikezelwa ezintabeni nezingwadule zaseSouthern California, lapho kungenzeka kunqamuke khona ugesi, kusho uHennen.
Isistimu yesiphepho esiseduze kulindeleke ukuthi ilahle amayintshi angu-1 kuya kwangu-3 emvula ezindaweni eziphakeme kanye namayintshi angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 emagqumeni aseNingizimu ye-California kuze kube uLwesine. I-Arizona eseduze ingathola imvula engafika kumayintshi angu-3.
Izinkulungwane zezakhamizi bezingaphansi kwemiyalo yokuphuma ngeSonto emadolobheni amabili amancane amaphakathi neCalifornia, i-Alpaugh ne-Allensworth. Izikhulu zikhathazekile ukuthi imigwaqo ingase ingahambeki futhi ihlukanise izakhamuzi, Ihhovisi likaSheriff County laseTulare kusho.
Abaphenduli bokuqala bezinhlaka eziningi, okuhlanganisa neCalifornia National Guard, bebephume ngeSonto ntambama besiza izakhamizi ukuthi ziphume – okuwumbono osujwayelekile kulesi sifundazwe esihlaselwe yizikhukhula.
“Umonakalo awuchazeki,” umlimi waseTulare County uBrandon Mendonsa etshela inkampani esebenzisana ne-CNN. KFSN. “Amanzi asazofika – lokhu kusekude ukuthi kwenziwe.”
Izivunguvungu zomoya zingafinyelela ku-80 mph – ziqine ngokwanele ukwehlisa izihlahla nezintambo zikagesi kusukela ogwini olumaphakathi neCalifornia kuya eSouthern California, kusho iNational Weather Service.
Amawashi omoya aphezulu akhishelwe iSouthern California – kuhlanganisa neLos Angeles – ngoLwesibili nangoLwesithathu.
Ezintabeni zaseSierra Nevada naseNingizimu California, ukukhithika kweqhwa kungase kufinyelele kumamitha ambalwa kwezinye zezindawo eziphakeme kakhulu, okungenzeka kwenze ukuhamba kube yingozi.
E-Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, elinye izinyawo ezi-1 kuya kwezi-4 zokuwa kweqhwa lingenzeka ngasekupheleni kwangoMsombuluko kuze kube uLwesithathu ntambama. Izintaba zase-San Bernardino nazo zingaphansi kwewashi lesiphepho sasebusika, kanti iqhwa okulindeleke ukuthi lifike kumafidi angu-4 kuze kube uLwesithathu ngokushunguza okungafika ku-85 mph.
Nakuba imifula yasemkhathini ine impilo ephakanyisiwe kubantu abaningi baseCalifornia – amakhaya alimazayo kanye nezindlela zokuziphilisa – imvula eyalandela nayo isize ekufakeni isithunzi esomiso esingokomlando esifundazweni.
Umfula womkhathi wesonto eledlule wodwa amarekhodi emvula yansuku zonke aphihliziwe eLos Angeles, eSanta Barbara naseSanta Maria.
Kube nemvula eningi kangangokuthi ibhodi lamanzi laseSouthern California yamisa izinyathelo zokonga isomiso esiphuthumayo kubantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-7.
Isomiso esibi kakhulu eCalifornia sinqanyulwe ngesigamu kunesonto eledlule, manje sesihlanganisa kuphela u-8% wesifunda, sehle sisuka ku-80.6% ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule, ngokusho kwe-US Drought Monitor. Ngaphezudlwana nje kwengxenye yesithathu yombuso usasele ezingeni elithile lesomiso.
Ubusika obumanzi ngendlela engavamile – obuhlanganiswe neziphepho zakamuva – buqede isomiso esingavamile nesibi kakhulu e-California okokuqala ngqa kusukela ngo-2020, ngokusho kwe-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“Isomiso esilinganiselwe kuya kwezingavamile kulo lonke elase-US siphansi kakhulu kusukela ngo-Agasti 2020 futhi kungenzeka siqhubeke sithuthuka, noma siphele ngokuphelele, kulo lonke elaseCalifornia kanye naseGreat Basin,” kusho ababikezeli be-NOAA.
Njengoba isikhwama seqhwa sincibilika ezinyangeni ezizayo, kulindeleke ukuthi siqhubeke sithuthukisa izimo zesomiso kulo lonke elasentshonalanga ye-US, ngokusho kwe-NOAA. Kodwa, lokho kungasho futhi izikhukhula ezengeziwe.
“Cishe ama-44% e-US asengozini yezikhukhula kule ntwasahlobo,” kusho u-Ed Clark, umqondisi we-NOAA’s National Water Center. “Iqhwa elingokomlando laseCalifornia, elihambisana nemvula yasentwasahlobo, likhulisa amathuba ezikhukhula zasentwasahlobo.”
