Tag: #Water Shortage

When the River Stopped Cooling the Reactor: Summer 2026 Exposed the Climate Vulnerability of Nuclear Power

Economy 09/14/2026, 13:13

The summer of 2026 exposed the vulnerability of nuclear generation: drought and the shallowing of the Danube forced nuclear plants in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria to reduce output. For Ukraine, where nuclear supplies over 60% of electricity, this is a direct climate risk.

In Ivano-Frankivsk, rivers are shrinking due to drought: mayor urges water conservation, peak of shortage expected in late September

Incidents 09/10/2026, 18:14

In Ivano-Frankivsk, water levels in the rivers feeding the city's water intakes have dropped due to drought. Mayor Ruslan Marcynkiv has urged residents to conserve water: the peak of the shortage is expected in late September.

Anti-record on the Dnister and the threat of water shut-offs in Kalush: which of Ukraine's reservoirs are drying up in late August 2026

Incidents 08/27/2026, 04:04

In late August 2026, the Dnister Reservoir set an anti-record for inflow over its 41 years of operation, while in Kalush water shut-off schedules may be introduced due to the drying up of the Chechvir reservoir.