Monga zilumba zonse za ku Caribbean zomwe zili m'mphepete mwa mkuntho wa Atlantic, Jamaica imakhala yotetezeka kwambiri ndi mphepo yamkuntho. Ngakhale kuti mphepo ya mkuntho ya Atlantic nyengo ya 2017 inali imodzi mwa mbiri yakale m'mbiri yonse, Jamaica inasiyidwa kwambiri ndi mphepo yamkuntho Irma ndi Maria, yomwe inadutsa ku Caribbean, kupha anthu ambiri ndikuwononga mabiliyoni ambirimbiri.
Komabe ndizofunikira kudziwa kuti Jamaica yakhudzidwa ndi mphepo zamkuntho makumi asanu ndi awiri kuchokera mu 2000, ngakhale pamene kunja kwa mkuntho kwaphwanya chilumbacho kapena pamene chimphepo chinachititsa chiwopsezo chachikulu.
Mphepo yamkuntho yotsiriza yomenyana ndi Jamaica inali mphepo yamkuntho Sandy mu 2012, pamene mphepo yamkuntho inadutsa pachilumbachi isanawonongeke kwambiri ku United States.
Mukukonzekera ulendo wopita ku Jamaica? Pano pali zomwe muyenera kudziwa za mvula yamkuntho.
Kodi mphepo yamkuntho imakhala liti? Mphepo yamkuntho ya Atlantic imayamba kuyambira pa 1 Juni mpaka November 30, kuyambira pachiyambi cha August mpaka kumapeto kwa Oktoba. Mtsinje wa Atlantic umaphatikizapo nyanja yonse ya Atlantic, Nyanja ya Caribbean ndi Gulf of Mexico. Mphepo yamkuntho imatha, ndipo imachita, ikugwera m'madera onse a madzi awa.
Kodi nthawi yamkuntho nyengo ikuwoneka bwanji? Malinga ndi zochitika zakale za nyengo za m'ma 1850, dera la Atlantic lidzawombedwa ndi mphepo zamkuntho zokhala ndi mphepo 39 za mph, zomwe zisanu ndi ziwiri zimakhala mphepo yamkuntho ndi mphepo yomwe ikufika 74 mph kapena kuposa, ndipo mvula yamkuntho itatu ikuluikulu 3 kapena yoposa mphepo ya 111 mph.
Ndikofunika kuzindikira kuti mvula yamkuntho siimapangitsa ku Jamaica.
Nthawi zambiri mphepo yamkuntho imagunda Jamaica? Mphepo yamkuntho imadutsa pafupi ndi Jamaica, pafupifupi, zaka zinayi zilizonse. Mphepo yamkuntho imalowera ku Jamaica kwa zaka khumi ndi zisanu ndi ziwiri (11). Zowonjezereka kwambiri m'nyengo ya chilimwe ndi kugwa ndi mphepo yamkuntho yomwe silingathe kufika pamtundu wa mphepo yamkuntho koma imabweretsa mphepo yamkuntho komanso madzi osefukira.
Kodi zikutanthauza chiyani pa mapulani anga? Momwemo, mwayi wa mphepo yamkuntho kapena mphepo yamkuntho yomwe imamenya Jamaica paulendo wanu ndi yochepa kwambiri. Komabe, pali zosankha zomwe mungachite kuti muchepetse chiopsezo cha mphepo yamkuntho yomwe imasokoneza tchuthi lanu.
Onani kuti mphepo zitatu zamkuntho zinayi ndi mphepo zamkuntho zikuchitika pakati pa August ndi Oktoba, ndi ntchito yamkuntho ikuwonekera kuyambira kumayambiriro mpaka m'ma September. Kusungirako ndege mu June, Julayi kapena November ndikutetezeka kwapakati pafupipafupi.
Ngati mukuyenda nthawi ya mphepo yamkuntho, makamaka makamaka pa nthawi ya August mpaka October, muyenera kuganizira kwambiri kugula inshuwalansi yaulendo . Inshuwalansi yotereyi ndi yotchipa ndipo idzatetezera ndalama zanu ngati mukufunika kuchotsa ndege kapena malo ogulitsira mahotela. Onetsetsani kuti mugula inshuwalansi yomwe imapereka chithandizo chamkuntho.
Ndingakhale bwanji pamwamba pa machenjezo a mkuntho? Ngati mukupita kumalo otsetsereka ndi mphepo yamkuntho, thandizani pulogalamu ya mphepo yamkuntho kuchokera ku American Red Cross kuti musinthe mazenera ndi kuphedwa kwa zinthu zothandiza.
Kubwereza kwa mphepo yamkuntho nyengo 2017
Mphepo yamkuntho ya 2017 yotchedwa Atlantic nyengo inali yoopsa, yoopsa, komanso yoopsa kwambiri yomwe inakhala yoopsa kwambiri chifukwa zolemba zinayamba mu 1851.
Choipitsitsabe, nyengoyi inali yopanda malire, ndipo mphepo yamkuntho yonse ya 10 ikuchitika motsatizana.
Ambiri olosera zamphongo sanaphonye chizindikiro, mwina pang'ono kapena mopepuka kuwerengera nambala ndi ukali wa mkuntho. Kumayambiriro kwa chaka, olosera ankaganiza kuti El Niño idzayamba, kuchepetsa ntchito yamkuntho. Komabe, El Niño yomwe inaloseredwayo inalephera kukhazikitsa, m'malo mwake, zozizira zopanda ndale zinayamba kupanga La Niña kwa chaka chachiwiri mzere. Ena olosera malingaliro adasintha malingaliro awo powona zochitika, koma sanamvetse bwinobwino momwe nyengoyo idzaonekera.
Kumbukirani kuti chaka chomwecho chimabweretsa mikuntho 12 yotchulidwa, mphepo zisanu ndi ziwiri, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zitatu. Chaka cha 2017 chinali ndi nyengo yoposa yachiwiri yomwe inachititsa kuti mvula yamkuntho ikhale 17, mafunde amphamvu 10, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zisanu ndi zikuluzikulu.
Pano pali momwe otsogolera akuyendera ndi maulosi awo mu nyengo ya 2017.
- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) idakayikira nyengoyi, yatsimikizira nyengo ya "yapamwamba" yomwe ili ndi 11 mpaka 17 yotchedwa mphepo yamkuntho, mphepo zamkuntho zisanu ndi zisanu ndi zinayi, kuphatikizapo mphepo zamkuntho zazikulu ziwiri kapena zinayi.
- Zolinga zamtundu wa Global Weather Oscillations Inc. (GWO) zinaneneratu zapamwamba-zochitika zomwe zimakhalapo ndi mphepo zamkuntho zina 16, mafunde asanu ndi atatu, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zinayi.
- Mvula Yamkuntho Yoopsa Kuchokera ku yunivesite ya London inaneneratu kuti nyengoyi idzakhala yoopsa kwambiri pofotokoza zonyansa 14 zomwe zimatchulidwa, mphepo zisanu ndi ziŵiri, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zitatu.
- Weather Channel inaneneratu nyengo yachilendo, yokhala ndi mikuntho 12 yotchulidwa, mphepo zisanu ndi ziwiri, ndi mphepo zamkuntho ziwiri zazikuru.
- Dera la North Carolina State University la Dipatimenti ya Marine, Earth ndi Atmospheric Sciences inasowa chizindikiro ponena kuti nyengo yamkuntho idzakhala yachilendo ndi 11 mpaka 15 yotchedwa mphepo yamkuntho, mphepo zamkuntho zinayi kapena zisanu ndi chimodzi, ndi mphepo yamkuntho imodzi kapena itatu.
- Nkhokwezi zinali kutali, pokhala ndi nthawi yochepa chabe kuposa nthawi yachizolowezi, ndi mphepo zamkuntho khumi, mafunde aakulu asanu, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zitatu.
- Colorado State University inaneneratu kuti chaka chochepa sichigwira ntchito mofanana, makamaka ndi maulendo 11 omwe amatchulidwapo, mphepo zamkuntho zinayi, ndi mphepo zamkuntho zikuluzikulu ziwiri.