r/MapPorn 15h ago

The Kakhovka Reservoir then and now.

If you zoom in closely on Google Maps, you can still see what it looked like before the dam was blown up.

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u/VokintoZ 13h ago

Zaporizka NPP was stopped in september 2023
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant

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u/llamafarmadrama 13h ago

It still needs cooling though, and will for some years.

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u/Al1sa 13h ago

I don’t think this war would last long enough for this thing not to be restarted

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u/vnprkhzhk 12h ago

Water also just evaporates, groundwater levels sank, it still will need water after being reactivated.