When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disease. Sound Familiar?

Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by gaius on Saturday March 17, 2018 @06:58AM (#16606393)

This is obviously wrong. No sane person would argue that climate change in Roman times was man-made, therefore there was no possible action Rome could have taken to mitigate it.

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Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by jstanley on Saturday March 17, 2018 @08:21AM (#16606645)

That doesn't follow. Just because the cause wasn't man-made doesn't mean a man-made mitigation can't work.

For example, rain is not caused by human activity, and yet man-made roofs still work.

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Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by NotSammyHagar on Sunday March 18, 2018 @03:03PM (#16613621)

Plus capturing more water, diverting water, those are things that can address lack of rain. Grow crops that use less rain per produced food. There are endless things man can to do counter natural events. For us, besides all those things, don't build in flood plains, don't build in the forest that has frequent fires (probably most of them). or build houses that won't be destroyed by fires. http://abcnews.go.com/US/mans-concrete-home-survives-raging-...

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Re:When Rome Fell, the Chief Culprits Were Climate and Disea... by thomasfoster96 on Saturday March 17, 2018 @07:14AM (#16606453)

Isn’t the bigger point that the modern world is in a situation to mitigate climate change, but isn’t really trying enough, thus risking the same fate as the Roman Empire?

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