<p>I hope you stretched before, because that&rsquo;s a bit of a reach.</p>: Did global warming
 contribute to the conflict
 in Syria
 v drought
 60 Winter precipitation trends (mm) in the Mediterranean region
 60
 WORST
 DROUGHT
 ON RECORD
 120
 2010
 Source: NOAA
 1902
 1955
 1989
 Y agriculture failures
 2006-2009
 WHEAT BARLEY 1.3M800K
 46%
 67%
 Syrians
 affected
 lost their
 livelihoods
 Source: ACSAD; U.N
 y migration from rural to urban areas
 1,500,000
 people relocated
 Aleppo
 Deir al-Zor
 v stressors
 e Hama
 overcrowding
 unemployment
 Syria
 . inflation
 : poor infrastructure
 Damascus
 crime
 Deraa
 ▼CIVIl unrest
 ALJAZEERA AMERICA
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