Could volcanoes have pushed previous Chinese civilisations over the edge into collapse?
In our imaginations, the collapse of human civilisation is typically attributed to invading forces, economic collapse or governmental rot; but a team of scientists recently suggested that we are missing one more possible reason: volcanic activity.A study published in Nature, a peer-reviewed academic journal, analysed over 1,900 years of Chinese history (1-1915) and argued that environmental changes created by volcanic activity acted as a knockout blow to societies that were already on the……
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