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The intro was garbled ~ I do recall they've determined that a Bermuda High that lasted for several centuries started just about the time the Maya moved away/starved/suffered a very severe reproductive bottleneck/etc. That created an immense drought in much of the Yucatan.

When there's a Bermuda High off the coast the Washington DC area becomes unsufferable. you end up with HIGH HUMIDITY and NO RAIN. I remember the Summer of 1975 ~ UNREAL!!!

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"That created an immense drought in much of the Yucatan."

I've heard/read that severe drought may have helped end Tikal and Copan, but at the same time that they were declining, cities like Chichen Itza were becoming more powerful. The thing is, I thought the northern part of the Yucatan, where Chichen Itza is located, is drier than the rest of the peninsula.