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Period: 133,000 BCE to 88,000 BCE
Tropical African Drought
Series of mega droughts that may have prompted original people to leave Africa and colonize the world. -
Period: 4000 BCE to 1000 BCE
Ancient Egypt
Around 4,000 years ago fire increased making scientists believe that a drought must have happened which was the downfall of Egypt's old kingdom. -
Period: 760 to 910
Mesoamerica
Centuries of reduced rainfall contributed to the downfall of the Mayan society. After an era of prosperity and intellectual development, cities were abandoned, warfare broke out, and political instability ensued. -
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The Dust Bowl, North America
Overlapped and exacerbated the Great Depression. Caused 5k US & 1.1k Canadian deaths. -
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China during WWII
Winds, hailstorms, locusts, and war compounded the problem of a severe drought. 3 million deaths -
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Cecilia Lifespan
same as the title -
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Northern Great Plains, US
$39 billion cost, most expensive U.S. natural disaster. -
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Rosa Lifespan
exactly the title -
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Syria
Major drought that contributed to the ongoing war in Syria.