Ancient Maya doom teaches climate lesson

Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 19:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Researchers say the Classic Maya civilization was done in by relatively modest droughts, suggesting that similarly modest climate shifts could have a dramatic effect in the future.

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