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The Roman Empire's Worst Plagues Were Linked to Climate Change (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[-] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

The reconstructions show that cooler periods—which had average temperatures as much as three degrees Celsius lower than the highs of preceding centuries for decades at a time—coincided with Roman reports of major pandemics

Obviously the cold air causes an excess of phlegm and threatens those with phlegmatic dispositions—Galen could have told you that. /s

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