Past societies have struggled against environmental problems similar to those that beset us today. Three publications illuminate the outcomes for three different tropical civilizations during the period AD 700–1600.
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Diamond, J. Maya, Khmer and Inca. Nature 461, 479–480 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/461479a
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