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AnchoriteOfPalgrave t1_jalmyxz wrote

Reply to comment by datarulesme in For the first time researchers have proven a clear correlation between deforestation and regional precipitation. by YoanB

Forests proceed civilizations, deserts follow them.

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r-reading-my-comment t1_jaoc1hn wrote

Tell that to the Mayans

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_OriamRiniDadelos_ t1_japqbmd wrote

An explanation of the Classic Maya collapse is that they deforested so much, over taxes their environment, and got hit by even harsher droughts because if it (Yucatán is not a land of rivers) so that’s why the mountain cities carried on and most the lowland ones suffered.

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