Ukungcoliswa komoya kuyinto esithinta sonke. Noma ngabe sithatha imoto kakhulu noma cha, noma ngabe siyasebenza embonini noma cha, kuyinto elimaza impilo yethu. Umbiko okhishwa ngekhwalithi yomoya yi-Ecologistas en Acción unyaka ngamunye ulinganisela ukuthi Cishe abantu abayizigidi ezingama-44 (abalingana no-94% wabantu) badalulwe ngonyaka we-2016 emazingeni okungcola adlula lawo anconywe yi-World Health Organisation (WHO).
Lolu cwaningo lukhombisa ukuthi ngonyaka odlule kube nokufa okungaphezu kwama-24.000 eSpain okususelwe ezimweni ezithathwe ekungcolisweni komoya. Ukungcoliswa komoya kuyinkinga ngempela, kungani kungabonakali njengengozi eseduze kangaka?
Umoya ongcolile cishe kuyo yonke insimu
Lo mbiko uhlaziya imininingwane eqoqwe eziteshini zokulinganisa ezisemthethweni ezingama-700 ezifakwe kulo lonke elaseSpain, eziveza ukuthi abantu abayizigidi ezingama-44 baphefumula umoya ezimweni ezimbi, futhi kugcinwa ukuthi lokhu kusho ukwephula imikhawulo yemithetho yaseYurophu. Sikhuluma ngama-90% wensimu yaseSpain nokuthi ithinteka ukungcoliswa komoya. Kungaba kusuka emisebenzini yezimboni, noma kusuka embonini noma ekuthuthweni, ukukhishwa kwegesi lokushisa okuyingozi kubantu kuyanda minyaka yonke.
Isimo sesitshalo esidaluliwe emazingeni okungcoliswa okuyingozi ifinyelele kumakhilomitha-skwele angama-255.000, Ngokwalo mbiko, oveza ukuthi uhhafu wensimu yaseSpain wakhuthazelela ukonakala komkhathi okwephula imigomo yezomthetho ukuvikela izitshalo zezolimo kanye nemvelo.
Umbiko ukhomba ukuthi umthombo omkhulu wokungcola yilowo odala ukugcwala kwezimoto. Lokhu kuholela ekwandeni kwezinto eziyizinhlayiyana, i-nitrogen oxides ne-carbon dioxide. Ukungcola kuyinkinga ethinta abantu abaningi ngokwengeziwe futhi kufanele kubekwe imingcele ebekelwe imingcele ekukhishweni.