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Collapse of Mayan civilization: drought, mercury poisoning, toxic algae
Preface. Drought is probably reason #1, but collapse is complex, I’ve seen lists of over 200 reasons for the Fall of the Roman Empire, and our own fall will have even more causes, though triggered by energy decline, since for … Continue reading →
Posted in Drought, Drought & Collapse, Peak Food, Scientists Warnings to Humanity
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Tagged carrying capacity, civilization, collapse, consumption, drought, Mayan, mercury, toxic algae, water
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