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Profits over lives (lemmy.world)
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[–] -3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

No they won't. We do this kind of thing all the time.

The Egyptians build pyramids.

The Babylonians build a tower.

The people of Peru drew the Nazca lines. (very drought related)

The people of the Chaco Canyon built huge structures and a large civilization. Then had to abandon it all during a epic drought.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park

But the all time winner is the destruction of the Aral sea by the soviet union.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Sea

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    The Egyptians build pyramids

    Did it put 63% of their nation into drought?^1^

    The Babylonians build a tower.

    Did it put 63% of their nation into drought?

    The people of Peru drew the Nazca lines. (very drought related)

    Was it drought related in the sense that it put 63% of their country into drought? Only asking because i don't know, so please elaborate on its relevance :)

    The people of the Chaco Canyon built huge structures and a large civilization. Then had to abandon it all during a epic drought.

    And that is what's going to happen to the USA.

    ^1^ If i use more-precise but less-snappy wording, consider this phrase "Did it put 63% of the territories in its nation into drought conditions." We can't know if exactly 63% of Egypt was suffering drought at once, it requires modern, fast and responsive datakeeping.

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