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Climate disasters killed 12,000 people in 2023
Climate disasters killed 12,000 people in 2023

278% more people died from forest fires than in 2022, and 340% more from storms

Ecocide on Ukrainian lands: 5 biggest disasters of 2023
Ecocide on Ukrainian lands: 5 biggest disasters of 2023

Eco-damages from the war have already reached 56.7 billion euros, and this amount is growing every day

Ukraine will demonstrate the consequences of undermining the Kakhovska HPP at the COP28 international summit
Ukraine will demonstrate the consequences of undermining the Kakhovska HPP at the COP28 international summit

The conference will also focus on threats to food security

The UN gave a quick eco-assessment of the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovska HPP
The UN gave a quick eco-assessment of the consequences of blowing up the Kakhovska HPP

The situation upstream of the dam is even more significant than in the flood zone

Climate change and deforestation caused catastrophic flooding in Libya – climatologists
Climate change and deforestation caused catastrophic flooding in Libya – climatologists

At the current rate of warming of 1.2°C, such disasters will occur once every 300-600 years

The Ministry of Defense warned about the risk of desertification of the south due to the explosion of the Kakhovska HPP
The Ministry of Defense warned about the risk of desertification of the south due to the explosion of the Kakhovska HPP

The total amount of precipitation in the Kherson region reaches 400 millimeters per year

The Kakhov reservoir is overgrown with wild grass. Video
The Kakhov reservoir is overgrown with wild grass. Video

Environmental safety is one of the conditions of the "peace formula" for Ukraine

Undermining Kakhovska HPP: ecologists denied the greatest source of danger
Undermining Kakhovska HPP: ecologists denied the greatest source of danger

The biggest surprise was the huge number of seedlings at the bottom of the reservoir

TOP 10 largest environmental disasters in Europe and the world
TOP 10 largest environmental disasters in Europe and the world

Accident in the Gulf of Mexico caused the world's largest oil spill

The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir is planned to be sown with grain
The bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir is planned to be sown with grain

A new ecosystem began to revive on the drained bottom

The first sprouts appeared at the bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir. Photo
The first sprouts appeared at the bottom of the Kakhovsky Reservoir. Photo

More than 200,000 hectares of land were laid bare