Thursday, November 8, 2012

Maya civilization's collapse linked to climate change: study

Reuters: For a clue to the possible impact of climate change on modern society, a study suggests a look back at the end of classic Maya civilization, which disintegrated into famine, war and collapse as a long-term wet weather pattern shifted to drought. An international team of researchers compiled a detailed climate record that tracks 2,000 years of wet and dry weather in present-day Belize, where Maya cities developed from the year 300 to 1000. Using data locked in stalagmites - mineral deposits left...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/09/us-maya-climate-idUSBRE8A71DE20121109?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20121109&t=2&i=672511834&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=700&pl=300&r=CBRE8A8088W00

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