The destruction of Ukraine's Nova Kakhovka dam highlights the threat that war always poses to water, writes PeterGleick
International Atomic Energy Agency experts say the nuclear plant, at present, has backup cooling water in ponds by the reactors, but they are continuing to monitor the situation closely. Loss of cooling could precipitate a catastrophic meltdown.
Water and water systems have been the targets of attacks from the beginning of this war. Researchers have documentedon dams, water supply systems, city water treatment plants, pipelines, and other facilities. At the beginning of the war, the Russians destroyed a small dam blocking water flows to Crimea. And civilian water treatment and delivery systems have been widely attacked by the Russians, cutting water supplies and sanitation services for hundreds of thousands of people.
Until some form of independent confirmation of the cause of the destruction is available, there will be claims and counterclaims of responsibility, but initial physical evidence suggests the dam was destroyed by internal explosions. The dam has been under Russian control since the early days of the war and was
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