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GreenWave

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5. Humans have historically tried to build mega cities

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Thu Jan 11, 2024, 07:53 PM

Jan 2024

where resources are plentiful usually at mouths of fertile river regions. I wondered about the Amazon. I had heard about long term alternate booms and busts in the forest regions of Africa and Latin America. The Amazon is relentless but if in a downward bust the building of structures is somewhat facilitated.

But this was an old theory.

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