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  2. Is the Euphrates River Drying Up? - Discover Magazine

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    Yes, the Euphrates River is drying up due to a complex set of factors. The Ataturk Dam, located in Turkey, is one of 22 dams along the river that were built in the 1980s and 90s to provide irrigation and hydroelectric power. As a result, less of the river drains downstream.

  3. Why Is The Euphrates River Drying Up And What Does It Mean?

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    Just as the Bible warned, the Euphrates River is drying up. However, unlike supernatural explanations like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, there is a very real environmental phenomenon...

  4. The Euphrates River, at the 'Cradle of Civilization,' Is ...

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    The Euphrates River drying is an indicator that climate change will undoubtedly have a serious human impact unless international cooperation and nongovernmental organizations can invoke...

  5. The Future of the Euphrates River - Center for Strategic and ...

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    The Euphrates River is at risk of drying up due to climate change. Temperatures in northeastern Syria have risen by one degree Celsius compared to 100 years ago, and average rainfall has decreased by 18 millimeters per month per century.

  6. The Cradle of Civilization Is Drying Up - Foreign Policy

    foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/25/iraq-kurdistan...

    Climate change endangers the Tigris and Euphrates—but it’s not the only reason the rivers are vanishing. July 25, 2023, 8:00 AM. By Winthrop Rodgers, a journalist and analyst based in...

  7. Politics and climate conspire as Tigris and Euphrates dwindle

    www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-11-18/...

    Europe is facing one of its worst droughts ever, as rivers dry up, farms go fallow and vineyards roast. Sept. 4, 2022

  8. In Pictures: Disaster looms in Syria as Euphrates dwindles

    www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/8/30/drying...

    Aid groups and engineers are warning of a looming humanitarian disaster in northeast Syria, where waning river flow is compounding woes after a decade of war.