After the destruction of the Novokakhovskaya dam, ecologists have recorded a phenomenal increase in natural life on the site of the former reservoir. A permanent forest of willows, poplars, wet meadows has appeared, and Red Book species, including the Ukrainian sturgeon, have returned – this could become the largest floodplain forest in Europe.
However, the removal of water has brought with it industrial sediments loaded with heavy metals, posing a serious threat to ecosystems and food chains. Scientists say this is a chance for ecological recovery, but also a potential “ecotoxic bomb”.
At the end of July, the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome announced $10 billion in direct investment in recovery — including green infrastructure and environmental initiatives. This is a strategic resource for combining science and ecology in Ukraine’s reconstruction.
Studies have shown that since the beginning of the war, annual CO₂ emissions from maritime transport in the exclusive economic zone of Ukraine have decreased by ≈ 17.9%, while in Romania and Turkey they have increased by 36.3% and 16.1%, respectively. This demonstrates a large-scale change in the environmental burden in the region.
In the captured regions of Donbas, the Russian occupiers are deliberately creating a water crisis: water is supplied to reservoirs only 1–2 times every few days, which leads to the destruction of water treatment infrastructure and deterioration of sanitary conditions.
The UK experienced its third heatwave in July, with dozens of cities receiving yellow and orange warnings; temperatures reached record highs, rail closures and watering bans became the norm
Meanwhile, in Texas, USA, July was one of the hottest months on record, with the average temperature ≈2 °F (≈1.1 °C) above the long-term norm.
A new study has shown that the main factors in the mass death of tropical trees are not drought or heat, but sudden, severe thunderstorms that fall on weakened forest ecosystems caused by climate change.
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Growing organic raspberries is always a balancing act between agronomy, climate, and soil biology. These factors were particularly acute in the 2024–2025 season, as weather conditions in central Ukraine were unstable and stressful for the crop.
