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The Roman Empire covered 4.4 million sq km (1.9 million sq miles) in 390. Five years later, it had plummeted to 2 million sq km (770,000 sq miles). By 476, the empire’s reach was zero. Our deep...
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Dec 9, 2020 · Are we on the verge of societal collapse? We tend to worry about the big explosive stuff like nuclear war, asteroids, and solar flares when we consider end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it scenarios. The reality is that most “fallen” civilizations gradually decline over many decades with a banality that can barely register.
Mar 16, 2020 · BBC. An article by a British professor that predicts the imminent collapse of society, as a result of climate change, has been downloaded over half a million times. Many mainstream climate...
Oct 16, 2020 · Whether societies are ruled by ruthless dictators or more well-meaning representatives, they fall apart in time, with different degrees of severity. In a new paper, anthropologists examined a ...
Jul 19, 2021 · Human society is on track for a collapse in the next two decades if there isn't a serious shift in global priorities, according to a new reassessment of a 1970s report, Vice reported. In that ...
Nov 4, 2020 · Scholars of collapse tend to fall into two loose camps. The first, dominated by Tainter, looks for grand narratives and one-size-fits-all explanations. The second is more interested in the ...
Jun 2, 2023 · America Is Headed Toward Collapse. History suggests how to stave it off. By Peter Turchin. Photo-illustration by Alex Cochran. Source: Getty. June 2, 2023. How has America slid into its current age...
