Exceptional drought events, known as megadroughts, have occurred on every continent
outside Antarctica over the past~ 2,000 years, causing major ecological and societal …

The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest
running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has …

The role of climate change in the development and demise of Classic Maya civilization (300
to 1000 CE) remains controversial because of the absence of well-dated climate and …

The ninth century collapse and abandonment of the Central Maya Lowlands in the Yucatán
peninsular region were the result of complex human–environment interactions. Large-scale …

Paleoclimate records indicate a series of severe droughts was associated with societal
collapse of the Classic Maya during the Terminal Classic period (∼ 800–950 CE). Evidence …

The Palgrave handbook of climate history The Palgrave Handbook of Climate History Edited by
Sam White· Christian Pfister Franz Mauelshagen Page 2 The Palgrave Handbook of Climate …

The disintegration of the Classic Maya civilization in the Yucatán Peninsula and Central
America was a complex process that occurred over an approximately 200-year interval and …

Episodes of population loss and cultural change, including the famous Classic Collapse,
punctuated the long course of Maya civilization. In many cases, these downturns in the …

Evidence for climatic change across the North American Monsoon (NAM) and adjacent
areas is reviewed, drawing on continental and marine records and the application of climate …