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Water and warfare: the battle to control a precious resource

Climate change could intensify the role of this vital and strategic asset in armed conflict.
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    1. Elie Dolgin is a science journalist in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Oleksandra Shumilova was hundreds of kilometres away from her native Ukraine when, in early 2022, Russian troops invaded and destroyed a water pipeline near her hometown of Mykolaiv. For 24 days, the taps ran dry. When the water finally returned it was contaminated with salt and harmful chemical deposits that rendered it unsafe for drinking.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-03883-w

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