“A serial killer of civilisations”: a history of climate change
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Climate and Human Civilization
Climate is inextricably linked to human numbers. Even during this sweet spot of orbital dynamics for humans, we've had several events which have caused the collapse of civilizations. 5,200 years ago, the Akkadian civilization collapsed in fertile crescent because of a drought that lasted according to various studies by 150 to 300 years. The role of climate only started to become apparent in the late 90s.
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