Tag: hydrology
-
Water shortages can destroy cultures: Interplay between society and hydrological effects
The demise of the Maya civilization Something really drastic must have happened to end the Classic Maya Period in the 9th Century. Within a short period of time, this advanced civilisation in Central America went from flourishing to collapsing — the population dwindling rapidly and monumental stone structures, like the ones built at Yucatán, were…