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		Shorel on March 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Did Ancient Europeans Just Disappear 14,500 Ye... 1177 B.C. actually mentions droughts as one reason for the Sea peoples to attack the Empires. It is however not the only reason.

WalterBright on March 2, 2016 [–]

A drought isn't climate change. The annual weather is a chaotic system, and a drought for a year or two (or even 10) is normal. Climate change is much longer term.

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