### 1. **Climate-Driven Systemic Stress** - **~2300-2000 BC…
### 1. **Climate-Driven Systemic Stress**
- **~2300-2000 BC**: The 4.2 kiloyear event brought prolonged drought and desiccation across the Mediterranean and Near East
- **2000-2030 AD**: Anthropogenic climate change creating similar environmental pressures, migration crises, and resource scarcity