Izithombe ezintsha zeGreat Barrier Reef zinayo iveze ubukhulu bangempela bomonakalo ukuthi ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kukhiqiza amakhorali. Uhlelo olukhulu lwamakhorali emhlabeni, olufinyelela ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angama-2.200 XNUMX ukusuka ogwini lwase-Australia, luthinteke kakhulu ngamazinga okushisa olwandle anyukayo.
NgoMeyi, abacwaningi bakuthola lokho ngaphezu kwengxenye yesithathu yamakhorali ezingxenyeni ezisenkabeni nasenyakatho zomfula wawusucekelwe phansi kanti amaphesenti angama-93 ezixhobo zamakhosi ngazinye athintekile yisimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-coral bleaching, lapho amanzi ashisa kakhulu enza ukuba amakhorali abe mhlophe.
Amakhorali ancike ku- a ubuhlobo be-symbiotic ngohlobo lwe-algae ye-protozoan yeselula, ngakho-ke lapho lezi zinyamalala, amakhorali ayama ukukhula futhi kancane kancane afe.
Futhi ngukuthi uphenyo olusha lukhombisa ukuthi umonakalo owenziwe izimo ziye zaba zimbi kakhulu ukuthola kabusha i-coral uqobo. U-Amanda McKenzie, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Australian Climate Council, uthe ekuqaleni konyaka uthe leli reef beliphila ngo-110%, kodwa ucwaningo olusha luyawaphazamisa lawo magama. Ekugcineni bekufanele kube nguyena owasho ukuthi ingxenye enkulu yalesi sixhobo ife kanjani.
Naye ngokwakhe uthi uhhafu wamakhorali amhlophe abekade evakashela kuwo Amakhilomitha angama-54 asuka ePort Douglas, wayesefile nje. Amakhorali entekenteke kunayo yonke kube lawo athinteke kakhulu, njengamakhorali esiliva.
Futhi nezilwane zasolwandle ezinalawa makhorali njengendawo yazo yokuhlala, futhi kuthintekile njengoba kwenzeka ngezinhlanzi nezinhlobo ezimbalwa ezihlala kuzo.
Amakhorali amhlophe angafile angalulama, kepha ezinye izixhobo ezinalo mthunzi zingalulama ngidinga ngaphezu kweminyaka eyishumi ukubuyela esimweni sayo sokuqala.
UMcKenzie uthi kunjalo inkomba ecacile okwenzekayo njengamanje ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Akuyona inkinga yesikhathi esizayo, kepha imiphumela yayo isiyinhlekelele esimisweni semvelo, ngoba iGreat Barrier Reef iyancomeka esemkhathini.