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Indians Wed Frogs Together to Drive Away the DroughtIndians Wed Frogs Together to Drive Away the Drought
The marriage, which was organized by the locals, aims to precipitate rainfall - the locals believe that this ritual with the frogs will help them and bring an end to the drought in the region....
El Niño Will Cause Global Climatic CataclysmsEl Niño Will Cause Global Climatic Cataclysms
On the flip side, El Niño will bring long-awaited rains to the western states of the US, which have been suffering from drought....
Ancient civilizations: Zapotec - rise and fallAncient civilizations: Zapotec - rise and fall
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Other archaeologists believe that the drought is not only guilty of the collapse of the city. A combination of different factors all play their part including, drought and political instability or war....
The Past 2015 was the Worst Year Climate-WiseThe Past 2015 was the Worst Year Climate-Wise
The trend of warming and continued severe drought was also maintained in 2015. Record drought was registered in California for the 4th year in a row....
Experts: Part of Europe to Become Desert by End of the CenturyExperts: Part of Europe to Become Desert by End of the Century
The sudden drought forced the populations of vast regions of Asia Minor to give up their settled way of life and become nomads....
Ecological catastrophe destroyed the Mayan civilizationEcological catastrophe destroyed the Mayan civilization
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As a result, it changed the soil structure and began a terrible drought resulting in the harvest of the main food for the Mayan civilization, maize, to fall near to zero....
NASA: Earth's Water is Being DepletedNASA: Earth's Water is Being Depleted
From satellite pictures of the NASA's twin satellites GRACE, scientists now see that the most vulnerable regions, which in all likelihood will be the first to suffer from a permanent drought, are the densely populated regions...
Baba Vanga's Prophecies for the Next 1000 YearsBaba Vanga's Prophecies for the Next 1000 Years
from space; 2130 - Humanity will go live underwater; 2164 - Animals will be turned into half humans using advanced technology; 2167 - A new one world religion will arise; 2170 - There will be a global drought...
Beliefs about Wearing a CrossBeliefs about Wearing a Cross
If a drought lasted longer than usual, older women would throw a cross from the grave of an unknown deceased person into the river, with the goal being to call down the rains....
Discovered: Pterosaur with a Head That Looks Like a ButterflyDiscovered: Pterosaur with a Head That Looks Like a Butterfly
The reason for the extinction of this pterosaur species is still not known, but it is believed that drought led to the deaths of most of them....
A Lake Mysteriously Appears in the Middle of a Desert in TunisiaA Lake Mysteriously Appears in the Middle of a Desert in Tunisia
The bizarre lake popped up near the governorate of Gafsa, known for its great drought and high temperatures....
The Wicked Rituals Once Practiced on All Hallows' EveThe Wicked Rituals Once Practiced on All Hallows' Eve
Research has shown that in the past, during long periods of famine, drought or disasters, people would blame their ruler for their ills and sacrifice him to the gods....
What Superstitions Relate to the Appearance of Comets?What Superstitions Relate to the Appearance of Comets?
Drought occurred due to the drop in temperature, causing famine. Once the comet blew up, its dust drifted all across Earth's atmosphere, blocking out the Sun. What followed was a series of catastrophes....