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What 'The Odyssey' can teach us about climate chaos
Aug 28, 2026, 7:52 AM CDT
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The Bronze Age collapse may have started with a water crisis. The droughts of today raise the unsettling question of whether it could happen again.
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No archaeological or climatological data are presented to substantiate the Bronze Age water‑crisis hypothesis No discussion of alternative causes for the Bronze Age collapse such as migration, trade disruption, or internal social factors No quantitative information on the severity, geographic scope, or trends of modern droughts No citation of current climate‑science assessments linking present‑day droughts to imminent societal collapse
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