Euphrates River Now 2024. The euphrates river, a cradle of civilization, is at risk of drying up due to climate change and conflict in syria. Urban societies probably began around the tigris and euphrates river system.

As worsening drought impacts the euphrates and tigris rivers, countries from turkey to syria and iraq are dealing both with water stress and struggling hydropower plants. It is known as the cradle of civilization, where ancient empires and cultures developed, but it is now.