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Extreme weather preceded collapse of Maya civilization
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 27142624:MV8yMDQ4NjIwXzM0NDMwMzYxXzRDRUM2QkQ3] [quote:Anonymous Coward 27607422:MV8yMDQ4NjIwXzM0NDI5OTgyXzY5OUY0MEY=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1266452:MV8yMDQ4NjIwXzM0NDI0ODY2XzZDREZBRjcy] [quote:Anonymous Coward 1487375:MV8yMDQ4NjIwXzM0NDI0ODUwX0FFOTE1OTg0] [quote:Witch King:MV8yMDQ4NjIwXzM0NDI0MzU4X0FDMUYzRTU3] May be proof that climate change ends civilizations. [/quote] its a fact [/quote] Wouldn't an intelligent civilization just move to a more thriving environment? [/quote] ok then, with that logic, where would Canada move to? [/quote] The classical period ended 800-900AD. The most vibrant part of their civilization collapsed at that time. Not sure why everyone is talking 2 to 3 hundreds years later as being significant to the Maya civilization... [/quote]
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An extended drought between A.D. 1020 and 1100 that likely corresponded with crop failures, death, famine, migration and, ultimately, the collapse of the Maya population.
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