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Reminds me of those stones found in some European rivers, with inscriptions about droughts from hundreds years ago. Sometimes some climate change is just a cli

• Pfhreak 7y ago
  > Reminds me of those stones found in some European rivers Hunger stones. Carved in one was the phrase, "If you see me, weep". [1] Similar to the tsunami stones in Japan, where humans left carved stones that say things like, "High dwellings are the peace and harmony of our descendants. Remember the calamity of the great tsunamis. Do not build any homes below this point." [2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_stone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_stone [2]https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tsunami-stones https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tsunami-stones
  • elfexec 7y ago
    There's also the story of Joseph and the Famine in the bible - 7 years of bountiful harvests followed by 7 years of famine brought on by a severe drought.
    • d0100 7y ago
      Don't talk about fairy tales with us intellectuals