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Drought in Syria, Iran and Iraq made ‘extreme’ by global warming, attribution study says
Syria, Iraq and Iran were parched by high temperatures that would have been “virtually impossible” without the effects of global warming, scientists said.
'They call us garbage people': The Syrians surviving off US army waste
The war in Syria has left millions destitute and forced some to resort to US army waste for food.
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Sharing cross-border water resources: Cooperation or conflict?
From the Euphrates to the Mekong, dams that ensure one country's water supply risk leaving others parched. But shared water resources can be a source of peace as well as conflict.
Get ready for ‘hell,’ UN food chief warns amid Ukraine shockwaves
World Food Programme flags famine risk in Africa and the Middle East as Ukraine war hits supplies.
Conflict and climate change ravage Syria's agricultural heartland
Drought and a decade of war have brought failing crops and poverty to a region once known as Syria’s breadbasket. Even the bread has changed.
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Arab world: Conflict and climate change drive Syria's water crisis
Northeastern Syria is experiencing its worst drought in nearly 70 years, with rising temperatures and erratic weather exacerbated by tensions with Turkey.
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Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
Northeastern Syria is experiencing its worst drought in nearly 70 years, with rising temperatures and erratic weather exacerbated by tensions with Turkey.
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