Tuesday 23 August 2016

The demise of the Maya civilization: Water shortage can destroy cultures

(Vienna University of Technology) Water reservoirs provide relief during short periods of drought. They can, however, make a society even more vulnerable to major catastrophes, if the population keeps growing without changing their habits. New models suggest that this could have caused the demise of the Maya civilisation.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2beVZBg

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