Tree rings show the Americas are prone to catastrophic, simultaneous droughts

Re:Tree rings show the Americas are prone to catastrophic, s... by woliveirajr on Thursday January 02, 2020 @06:41PM (#21941249)

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 climate "better observation".

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Re:Tree rings show the Americas are prone to catastrophic, s... by Pfhreak on Thursday January 02, 2020 @07:11PM (#21941480)

> 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

[2]https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tsunami-stones

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Re:Tree rings show the Americas are prone to catastrophic, s... by elfexec on Thursday January 02, 2020 @07:33PM (#21941645)

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.

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Re:Tree rings show the Americas are prone to catastrophic, s... by d0100 on Friday January 03, 2020 @06:34AM (#21945024)

Don't talk about fairy tales with us intellectuals

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