Since the Russians blew up the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant and its dam, the Kakhovka Reservoir has practically returned to being a stretch of the Dnipro River, environmental experts revealed on June 21.
As the water in the flooded areas of Kherson Oblast recedes, the Velykyi Luh National Park in Zaporizhzhia Oblast and Kamianska Sich National Park in Kherson Oblast are draining, and the water indicators in the Inhulets River have also deteriorated.
The average level of flooding in Kherson Oblast has dropped to 2.7 metres as of the morning of 13 June. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration; Headquarters for dealing with the aftermath of the Kakhovka HPP explosion Quote from Prokudin: "The downward trend of the water level continues.
In Texas, 2022 was one of the driest years on record. With failed crops, low yields for farmers and diminished grazing for cattle, the Texas Department of Agriculture identified climate change as a potential threat to the state’s food supply.