Ukusukela nge-22 kaDisemba, 2023 ukuya kuJanuwari 4, 2024, umndilili wexabiso lendawo yomgangatho kwiimarike zasekhaya ezisixhenxe eUnited States yayiyi-76.55 yeesenti ngeponti, ukonyuka nge-0.25 yeesenti ngeponti nganye ukusuka kwiveki ephelileyo kunye nokuhla nge-4.80 yeesenti ngeponti nganye ukusuka kwixesha elifanayo kunyaka ophelileyo.Iimarike ezinkulu ezisixhenxe e-United States zithengise iipakethe ezingama-49780, kunye neepakethe ezingama-467488 ezithengisiweyo ngo-2023/24.
Ixabiso lendawo yomqhaphu we-upland e-United States lahlala lizinzile emva kokunyuka.Uphando lwangaphandle eTexas lwalulula, kwaye imfuno eTshayina, eMzantsi Korea, eTaiwan, eTshayina naseVietnam yayiyeyona ilungileyo.Uphando lwamazwe angaphandle kummandla oyintlango esentshona lwaluyinto eqhelekileyo, yaye uphando lwamazwe angaphandle lwalubanzi.Esona mfuno ilungileyo yayiyeyomgangatho ophezulu womqhaphu onombala we-31 nangaphezulu, ibakala legqabi lesi-3 nangaphezulu, ubude bekheshmere obungama-36 nangaphezulu, kunye nombuzo wangaphandle kwingingqi yaseSaint Joaquin wawulula, Esona sidingo siphezulu sesomgangatho ophezulu. ikotoni enombala we-21 okanye ngaphezulu, ibakala le-shavings leqabunga le-2 okanye ngaphezulu, kunye ne-velvet ubude be-37 okanye ngaphezulu.Ixabiso le-Pima cotton lizinzile, kwaye imibuzo yangaphandle ilula.Imfuno yibhetshi encinci yokuthunyelwa kwangoko.
Kuloo veki, iifektri zasekhaya zase-United States zabuza malunga nokuthunyelwa komqhaphu webanga lesi-4 ukusuka ku-Epreli ukuya kuJulayi, kwaye uninzi lweefektri zaphinda zazalisa uluhlu lwazo lomqhaphu okrwada de kube nguJanuwari ukuya kuMatshi.Babekulumkele ukuthenga, yaye ezinye iifektri zaqhubeka zisehlisa amaxabiso azo okusebenza ukuze zilawule uluhlu lwemisonto.Ukuthunyelwa ngaphandle komqhaphu waseMelika kulula okanye kuqhelekile.Iifektri zase-Indonesia ziye zabuza malunga nokuthunyelwa kwamva nje komqhaphu oluhlaza okwiBanga lesi-2, kunye neTaiwan, iChina ibuze malunga nokuthunyelwa komqhaphu weBanga lesi-4.
Kukho imvula exhaphakileyo kumzantsi-mpuma nakumazantsi eUnited States, kunye nemvula ukusuka kwi-25 ukuya kwi-50 millimeters.Ukuvuna kunye nokusebenza emasimini kulibaziseke kwiindawo ezinemvula eninzi.Kulindeleke iishawa eziziithutyana kwimimandla esemantla nasemzantsi-mpuma, kwaye umsebenzi wokulungisa uye esiphelweni.I-Tennessee kwingingqi ye-Delta yomile kwaye isaqhubeka ikwimeko yembalela ephakathi ukuya kwembi kakhulu.Ngenxa yamaxabiso aphantsi womqhaphu, amafama womqhaphu akakenzi sigqibo sokulima umqhaphu.Uninzi lweendawo ezikumazantsi engingqi yeDelta zigqibile ukulungiselela ukulima, kwaye amafama womqhaphu alandelela utshintsho kumaxabiso ezityalo.Iingcali ziqikelela ukuba indawo kwingingqi nganye iya kuhlala izinzile okanye yehle nge-10%, kwaye imeko yembalela ayiphucukanga.Amasimi omqhaphu asekwimeko yembalela ephakathi ukuya kwembi kakhulu.
Kukho imvula encinci kwi-Rio Grande River basin kunye neendawo ezingaselunxwemeni zaseTexas, ngelixa kukho imvula eqhubekayo necokisekileyo kummandla osempuma.Kuza kubakho imvula eninzi kwixesha elizayo, kwaye amanye abalimi bekotoni kummandla osezantsi bayala ngokukhawuleza imbewu yekotoni ngaphambi koNyaka omtsha, obangele ukulibaziseka ekulungiseleleni izityalo.Kukho umoya obandayo kunye nemvula kwintshona yeTexas, kwaye umsebenzi wokuqalisa uphelile.Eminye imimandla esezintabeni isavunwa okokugqibela.Umsebenzi wokuvuna eKansas uye esiphelweni, kwaye ezinye iindawo zinemvula enkulu kunye nekhephu elinokubakho kungekudala.Ukuvuna kunye nokulungiswa kwe-Oklahoma kuya esiphelweni.
Kusenokubakho imvula kwindawo esentlango esentshona kungekudala, kwaye umsebenzi wokuqalisa uqhuba kakuhle.Abalimi bomqhaphu baqwalasela iinjongo zokulima entwasahlobo.Kukho imvula kwindawo yaseSt.Amadama aseCalifornia anokugcinwa kwamanzi okwaneleyo, kwaye amafama womqhaphu aqwalasela iinjongo zokutyala entwasahlobo.Iinjongo zokutyala kulo nyaka zandile.Ummandla we-Pima cotton usasaze imvula, kunye nekhephu elingakumbi kwiintaba ezigqunywe likhephu.Ummandla waseCalifornia unokugcinwa kwamanzi okwaneleyo, kwaye kuya kubakho imvula eninzi kwixesha elizayo elikufutshane.
Ixesha lokuposa: Jan-29-2024