Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe

LA Times  

Kherson, Ukraine, remained flooded Saturday. The destruction of the Kakhovka dam is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe, affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching to the Black Sea. The destruction last week of the Kakhovka dam was a fast-moving disaster that is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe affecting drinking water, food supplies and ecosystems reaching to the Black Sea. “The canal that supplied our water reservoir has also stopped flowing.” The Long Term The waters slowly began to recede Friday, only to reveal a looming environmental catastrophe. Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk called the dam’s destruction “the worst environmental catastrophe in Europe since the Chernobyl disaster.” The fish and waterfowl that had come to depend on the reservoir “will lose the majority of their spawning grounds and feeding grounds,” Simonov said.

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