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Megadroughts Are Likely Coming to the U.S. Southwest Within Decades, Scientists Say
Climate change is 'almost assured' to cause decades-long droughts in the American Southwest not seen since medieval times, scientists warn in a new study.
The Drought That Preceded Syria's Civil War Was Likely the Worst in 900 Years
The drought collapsed agricultural yields and livestock herds, driving as many as 1.5 million Syrians from rural areas into cities, where resources were already scarce.
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