Posted on 03/30/2010 7:56:55 PM PDT by cajuncow
Climate change might have helped bring about the fall of the ancient Khmer civilization in Angkor, Cambodia, nearly 600 years ago, new research suggests.
Historians have given various explanations for the fall of the empire that stretched across much of Southeast Asia between the ninth and 14th centuries (801 to 1400), from land overexploitation to conflict with rival kingdoms. But the new study offers strong evidence that two severe droughts, punctuated by bouts of heavy monsoon rain, could have weakened the empire by shrinking water supplies for drinking and agriculture, and damaging Angkor's vast irrigation system, which was central to its economy
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BS. Too much debt has wiped out civilizations.
In the 60’s the cause would have been pesticides.
In the 70’s the cause would have been cancer.
In the 80’s the cause would have been ozone depletion.
In the 90’s the cause would have been...
When you’re a hammer, all problems/solutions look like nails. Only the hammers have changed.
We have an environmentalist caused drought here in California destroying agriculture by cutting off the supply of water to save a fish.
Yep.
All those medieval Europeans lighting up all those candles during the dark ages caused global warming.
It was the SUVs they were driving.
Excluding the BS wacko enviro argument off the top, I’ll note that China occupied Vietnam for 800+ years beginning about 150 or so B.C. My guess is that China is also the answer to the end of the Khmer and the Angkor Wat group; probably swallowed by China and forced into slave labor in China.
I believe I have reached the breaking point of hearing the phrase “Climate Change”. More tiring to hear than “synergy” and “going green”.
Say it too much it loses its punch. Just start correcting people when they say that, “Oh, you mean the Climate Change HOAX” and just don’t let it go. They’ll stop talking to you about it.
“China” consists of many different groups of people. You can still go to areas where the city next door doesn’t speak the same language as the one you just left. It’s a lot looser configuration of people than we’re led to believe.
Obviously it was Bush’s Fault.
Then again, maybe too much algorejr did it.
Sorry, I thought this was about the current destruction of America and the West by Obama, socialism, political correctness, liberalism...
Khmer Dancers from the court at Angkor Wat in the early 20th century.
And speaking of hammers, you nailed it perfectly.
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Thanks Little Bill. "What's the name of the city?" "Angkor Wat." "What?" "Angkor Wat." "That's what I'm trying to find out." ... |
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