{
  "id": 19085943,
  "title": "War drove refugees into Turkey. Climate change is making it harder to leave.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/war-drove-refugees-into-turkey-climate-change-is-making-it-harder-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/11/09/world/refugees-turkey-climate-change/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Even before Syria's civil war erupted in 2011, beekeeper Muhammad Salih frequented the northern border with Turkey in search of optimal locations for his honey production, which supported his family. It wasn't until four years later, when Islamic State militants seized control of his hometown and claimed the lives of his brother-in-law and seven of his children, that Salih finally decided to permanently relocate. \"We buried them and crossed into Turkey,\" he recounted, now residing in Karkamis, a modest Turkish town situated near the Syrian frontier. \"I had no choice but to sell all 250 of my beehives for a fraction of their market value if I had waited.\" While Salih's immediate worries were alleviated by leaving sectarian violence, he has still been unable to evade the adverse effects of climate change. Over the last five years, drought has diminished his honey yield by half. This year, the return of rains brought severe flooding and hail, which damaged the flowers essential to his business.",
  "summary": "What's happening in Turkey is an emblem of how, even when war ends, global warming can make displacement and destitution all but intractable for many.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "From 0 to 43 days of high heat: Climate change threatening Japan's autumn foods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/from-0-to-43-days-of-high-heat-climate-change-threatening-japans",
        "published": "2026-11-08T22:00:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}