New cave evidence shows the Maya endured a devastating 13-year drought, helping explain why their once-thriving cities fell into decline. Credit: Shutterstock Deep inside a Mexican cave, a stalagmite has revealed that the Maya civilization faced repeated droughts so extreme that they may have altered history. Researchers discovered that wet-season rainfall failed for years at a time, including a staggering …
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