And the Maya of the Yucatán and Central America. Current thought is that through deforestation they created an arid zone. https://science.nasa.gov/science-new

And the Maya of the Yucatán and Central America. Current thought is that through deforestation they created an arid zone. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/06oct_maya https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/0... Then drought and social collapse. There are a number of stories like this in the pacific as well, like Easter Island: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island For everyone who disagrees about climate change, it's hard to argue that on local levels humans can cause severe changes to the local environment. Jared Diamond's, 'Collapse' is a great read on this stuff.