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Ukraine dam collapse: what scientists are watching

Extensive flooding could have severe consequences for farming, health and the environment.
  1. Miryam Naddaf
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Maxar satellite imagery of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power facility.

Large sections of the Kakhovka dam have collapsed, unleashing catastrophic floods. Credit: Satellite image (c) 2023 Maxar Technologies via Getty

The 66-year-old Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in south Ukraine collapsed on the morning of 6 June after a suspected explosion, triggering a catastrophic humanitarian and environmental crisis.

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Nature 618, 440-441 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01928-8

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  • Clarification 22 June 2023: Oleksii Vasyliuk's comments have been amended to clarify that the bottom of the reservoir could be affected by industrial waste from the city of Zaporizhzhia.

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