Prolonged global drought reshapes continents, collapses governments, consolidates power into the major blocs.
2031–2038. Reshaped entire continents. Mass migration followed. Governments that could not feed populations collapsed or consolidated. Survivors did so controlling water, energy, or technology to manufacture both. Made fresh water the new oil.
The Sahel, the Levant, Central Asia, and the American Southwest all experienced concurrent multi-year failure of staple crops. Over 800 million people displaced.
Ruled · CL-001
2031–2038
Decision recorded 2026-09-04
canon: Start date = 2031
OpTac Setting & Cities/OT_Expanded_Setting_Guide_2026_v8.docx; tc2066_deploy/globe.html#great-drought
superseded: Start date = 2056
tc2066_deploy/tc2066_wiki.html#key-dates
in-world: Start date = 2033
tc2066_deploy/upheaval.html