research finds that turkey suffered the worst drought on record before the war . Researchers say drought in the region fell by 10 percent between 2006 and 2010 . Agricultural productivity in Syria decreased by a third while the population soared . This led to an influx of people into cities causing rising poverty and unrest . This eventually led to the uprising that led to civil war breaking out in 2011 . Scientists say drought was likely worsened by man - made global warming . The research was conducted by scientists at Columbia University in NY .
Study finds that Syria suffered the worst drought on record before the war . Researchers say rainfall in the region fell by 10 % between 2006 and 2010 . Agricultural production in Syria fell by a third while the population soared . This led to an influx of people into cities causing rising poverty and unrest . This eventually led to the uprising that led to civil war breaking out in 2011 . Scientists say drought was likely worsened by man-made global warming . The research was conducted by scientists at Columbia University in NY .