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There was a report that the Syrian civil war started with droughts forcing whole regions to emigrate to Damascus and then unemployed farmers starting to march i
by mtw 7y ago
There was a report that the Syrian civil war started with droughts forcing whole regions to emigrate to Damascus and then unemployed farmers starting to march in the streets. I can't imagine what might happen if the same level of drought occur in South-east asia. War? Civil war? Revolution ? The nuclear weapons stored there makes this a danger for everyone on the planet
- rjsw 7y agoThere have been reports that similar things are happening in Central America too. Farmers go from drought affected areas to the cities but then find the cities have crime problems so they head north.
- vinalk 7y agoWater to Nuclear. Quite a Jump! hehe
- shrumm 7y ago"I can't imagine what might happen if the same level of drought occur in South-east asia." - think you mean South Asia? South East Asia is Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia etc...
- megous 7y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/earth/study-links-syria-conflict-to-drought-caused-by-climate-change.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/earth/study-links... Causes of Syrian war are a bit more complicated than what you say. Marches don't necessarily lead to war.