NgoJanuwari 2013, iProjekthi yaseWhillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) ifumene into engaqhelekanga eveze ubukho bemigxobhozo emikhulu engaphantsi komkhenkce osentshona ye-Antarctica enokuthi ibambe iintlobo zezilwanyana ezingabonwayo nakweyiphi na enye indawo yehlabathi.
ISiseko seNzululwazi seSizwe sigunyazise ngokusesikweni iProjekthi ye-WISSARD ukuba iskene ngokusesikweni ngaphantsi komkhenkce we-Antarctica kuba abaninzi babeyilindele ngokushushu kwehlabathi elizayo, singakwazi ukufunda ngakumbi nangakumbi malunga nexesha lethu elidlulileyo njengoko sisazi.
Oku kwafunyanwa malunga neemitha ezingama-2,700 2,700 ngaphantsi komkhenkce xa bathi balandela iLake Whillans ukuze babone apho ibakhokelela khona, kodwa bafumanisa ukuba kukho isithuba esikhulu esiziimitha ezingama-XNUMX XNUMX ngaphantsi komkhenkce.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku, akukho nto yaziwayo malunga nokwakheka komhlaba wangaphantsi, kodwa abaninzi banoluvo lokuba oko kunokuthetha ukuba Uqikelelo lomhlaba ukuba ichanekile emva kwayo yonke loo nto, njengoko iqinisa amathuba okuba impucuko ehambele phambili, ephucukileyo inokuhlala phantsi komhlaba wethu ngokunxuseneyo nathi.
Ngubani owaziyo ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni phantsi komkhenkce ongunaphakade we-Antarctica? Mhlawumbi, xa sele sigxuphuleka emgxobhozweni, siya kufumana ngokupheleleyo ezinye iindlela zokuphila, ezinje ngabaphambukeli, abaphindayo, okanye abantu ababekhe bavukela imilinganiselo yoluntu baza bakhetha ukuzakhela eyabo impucuko phantsi kwempumlo yethu.
