Enkosi kwimvula enkulu ngoMeyi ukuya kuJuni, imbalela eTexas, eyona ndawo iphambili yokuvelisa ikotoni e-United States, igqitywe ngokupheleleyo ngexesha lokutyala. Abalimi bekotoni basekhaya babezele ngethemba lonyaka wokutyalwa komqhaphu. Kodwa imvula encinci kakhulu kunye namaqondo obushushu aphezulu axhaphakileyo awatshabalalisa amaphupha abo. Ngexesha lokukhula kwe-Cotton Fielt, amafama eCotton ayaqhubeka nokuchumisa kwaye ukhula, esenza konke okusemandleni ukuqinisekisa ukukhula kwezityalo zekotoni, kwaye ujonge phambili kwimvula. Ngelishwa, akuyi kubakho kwimvula enkulu eTexas emva koJuni.
Kulo nyaka, inani elincinci lekotoni linamava amdaka kwaye lisondela kumbala omdaka, kwaye amafama ekotoni athi kanjalo ngo-2011, xa imbalela yayiqaqambile, le meko ayizange yenzeke. Abalimi be-Cotton bendawo besebenzisa amanzi ukunkcenkceshela ukuze banciphise uxinzelelo lwamaqondo obushushu aphezulu, kodwa imimandla eyomileyo yekotoni ayinawo amanzi awo awomileyo. Iqondo lobushushu elilandelayo kunye neemoya ezinamandla ziye zabangela ukuba uninzi lwe-cotton ukuwela, kwaye imveliso yeTexas kulo nyaka ayinathemba. Kuxelwe ukuba ngoSeptemba 9th, iqondo lokushisa lasemini eliphezulu kwi-La Ruckke yeNtshona Texas igqithile iintsuku ezingama-38 ℃ ngeentsuku ezingama-46.
Ngokwedatha yokubeka iliso kwimbalela kwimbalela yekotoni e-United States, ukuya kuthi ga nge-12 kaSeptemba, malunga ne-71% yeendawo zekotoni zeTexas zachaphazeleka yimbalela, eyayilinganayo kwiveki ephelileyo (i-71%). Phakathi kwazo, iindawo ezinembalela okanye ngaphezulu kwe-19%, ukunyuka kwamanqaku ama-3 eepesenti xa kuthelekiswa neveki ephelileyo (16%). NgoSeptemba 13, 2022, ngexesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo, malunga ne-78% yeendawo zekotoni eTexas echaphazeleka yimbalela, enembalela ephezulu nangaphezulu kwi-4%. Nangona ukusasazwa kwembalela kwindawo yasentshona yeTexas, elona candelo liphambili lokuvelisa ikotoni kulo nyaka uphelileyo, izinga lokuphambuka kwezityalo zekotoni eTexas eTexas, elinenqanaba eliphezulu leminyaka.
IXESHA LOKUQALA: UPE-26-2023