Tree Rings Show Swift Shifts in Europe’s Climate Linked to Rise & Fall of Roman Empire

photo: Francesco Z / Creative Commons Those who don’t remember the past… It’s been long known that changing climatic conditions has contributed to the demise of ancient civilizations (think: the Saraswati-Indus civilization when the Saraswati River dried up), and the connections between climate variations and agriculture are perhaps obvious, … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tree Rings Show Swift Shifts in Europe’s Climate Linked to Rise & Fall of Roman Empire

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