Water at war: The long-term environmental consequences of the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine
Water is misused as a weapon when infrastructure and water resources are deliberately destroyed in armed conflicts. Water ...
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Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam left behind a toxic legacy
The 2023 breach of the Kakhovka dam drained a huge reservoir and exposed a vast area of toxic sediment, creating a debate ...
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The war in Ukraine led to the destruction of almost 1,600 square kilometers of forests
An analysis conducted by combining satellite images with an artificial intelligence system shows that Ukraine lost 808 square ...
Destruction of Ukraine dam triggered toxic ‘time bomb,’ researchers say
The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam in June 2023 exposed lake bed sediment containing more than 90,000 tons of toxic ...
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Wartime destruction of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine has long-term environmental consequences
The deliberate destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian war unleashed a hidden environmental crisis, destroying ecosystems and releasing polluted sediments into downstream ...