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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How would a massive political upheaval make it rain? Seems more a matter of climate change than regime change.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Because the regime doesn't value joint social programs and backups in general. Yes a drought caused it, but it exposes a lot of the issues underneath. When a population is starving they get way more testy, and all of the issues bubbling right under the surface could explode out.