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The costs of the war in Ukraine can be measured first and foremost in human lives lost, in destroyed communities and infrastructure. But environmental damages are also widespread and will continue to impact Ukrainians for decades to come.<br/><br/>In early June 2022, the Kakhovka Dam on the Dnipro River burst, unleashing much of the water from a reservoir roughly the size of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. Large swaths of the reservoir dried up, while towns and villages south of the dam were flooded. Floodwaters contaminated with sewage, oil and land mines swept away houses and forced evacuations.<br/><br/>This incident sparked global attention on the environmental impact of the war for the first time. But damage to the environment has been ongoing since February 2022, when the war started.<br/><br/>The World's Environment Correspondent and Editor Carolyn Beeler will be hosting an online conversation about the environmental impact of the war in Ukr ....

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