Ukushintsha Kwesimo Sezulu Kungakhawulela Ama-Olimpiki Wasebusika Ngokuzayo

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Kunezindlela eziningi kakhulu zokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ezingagcina zithinte izimpilo zethu zansuku zonke. Ngaphandle kwemiphumela esobala yezemvelo (njengokuthi, um, amadolobha anyamalala ngaphansi kwamanzi), singalindela futhi ukwanda kukho konke kusuka ekuhluphekeni kwezindiza kuye ezindabeni zempilo yengqondo.

Umphumela owodwa ongahle ufike ekhaya, ikakhulukazi manje? I-Winter Olympics njengoba siwazi ingase ibone izinguquko ezinkulu emashumini eminyaka azayo. Ngokuvumelana ne Izindaba Ezokuvakasha, inani lezindawo ezisebenzisekayo zama-Olimpiki asebusika lizokwehla kakhulu uma ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuqhubeka enkambisweni yako yamanje. Abaphenyi bathola ukuthi uma ukukhishwa komhlaba jikelele kwamagesi abamba ukushisa kunganqandeki, amadolobha ayisishiyagalombili kuphela kwangu-21 ake abamba iMidlalo Yasebusika esikhathini esedlule azoba yizindawo ezizayo ezizayo, ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Ohlwini lwezindawo okungenzeka zingabi ama-gos ngo-2050? ISochi, iChamonix, neGrenoble.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngenxa yesikhathi esifushane sasebusika, abacwaningi bakhombise ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi ama-Olimpiki kanye namaParalympics, kusukela ngo-1992 abanjelwe edolobheni elifanayo esikhathini esiyizinyanga ezimbalwa (kodwa kwesinye isikhathi izinyanga ezintathu), kungenzeka zidinga ukuhlukaniswa phakathi kwamadolobha amabili ahlukene. Lokho kungenxa yokuthi inani lezindawo ezizohlala libanda ngokwanele kusukela ngoFebhuwari kuya kuNdasa (noma okungenzeka kube ngu-April) ngeminyaka yawo-2050 lifushane kakhulu kunohlu lwezindawo ezingabamba ama-Olympics. I-Pyeongchang, isibonelo, izobhekwa "njengeyingozi ngokwesimo sezulu" ngokubamba ama-Winter Paralympics ngo-2050.

"Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu sekuyithathile imincintiswano yama-Olympic neParalympic Winter Games, futhi le nkinga izobhebhethekisa isikhathi eside uma sibambezeleka ukulwa nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu," kusho uShaye Wolf, Ph.D., umqondisi wesayensi yezulu eCentre for Biological Diversity . "Emidlalweni yama-Olimpiki eyayiseSochi ngo-2014, isimo seqhwa esisheshayo saholela ezimeni eziyingozi nezingafanele kubasubathi. Amanani okulimala kwabasubathi abephakeme kakhulu emicimbini eminingi ye-ski ne-snowboard."

Futhi, "ukuncipha kwesithwathwa akuyona inkinga yabadlali bama-Olimpiki kuphela, kepha kuthina sonke esijabulela iqhwa futhi esithembele kulo ngezidingo eziyisisekelo njengamanzi okuphuza," kusho uWolf. "Emhlabeni wonke, isikhwama seqhwa siyancipha futhi ubude besikhathi seqhwa lasebusika buyancipha."

Kunesizathu esisodwa esisobala: "Thina yazi ukuthi imbangela eyinhloko yokufudumala kwembulunga yakamuva ukwanda kwamagesi abamba ukushisa emkhathini,” kuchaza uJeffrey Bennett, Ph.D., isazi sezinkanyezi, uthisha, nombhali wezincwadi. Isisekelo Sokufudumala Komhlaba Wonke. Izibaseli ezimbiwa phansi ziwumthombo omkhulu kakhulu wamagesi abamba ukushisa, yingakho uBennett ethi eminye imithombo yamandla (ilanga, umoya, inuzi, neminye) ibalulekile. Futhi ngenkathi ukunamathela ku-Paris Climate Accord kungasiza, bekungeke kwanele. "Noma izithembiso zokuncishiswa kokukhishwa kwegesi engcolisa ukushisa kwendlu kwiSivumelwano Sezulu SaseParis zingagcwaliseka, amadolobha amaningi asazowela ebalazweni ngokusebenza kwawo."

Yikes. Ngakho-ke ungahle uzibuze ngokuthatha lapha. "Ukulimala kwama-Olympics Wasebusika kungesinye isikhumbuzo sokuthi ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuqeda izinto esizijabulelayo," kusho uWolf. "Ukudlala ngaphandle eqhweni-uphonsa i-snowball, ukugxuma esihlibhini, ukugijima wehle umqansi kuma-skis-kondla umoya wethu nokuphila kahle." Ngeshwa, ilungelo lethu lobusika njengoba sibazi yinto okuzofanele siyilwele ngokubhekana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu.

"Ama-Olimpiki awuphawu lokuthi amazwe ahlangana ndawonye ukuze abhekane nezinselelo ezinkulu," kusho uWolf. "Ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuyinkinga enkulu edinga ukuthathwa okuphuthumayo, futhi besingeke sibe khona isikhathi esibaluleke kakhulu sokuthi abantu baphakamise amazwi abo ukuze bafune izinqubomgomo eziqinile zesimo sezulu ukubhekana naleyo nselelo."

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