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Monsoon hiatus that began 4,200 years ago parallels dry spell that led civilizations to collapse in other regions.
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Marris, E. Two-hundred-year drought doomed Indus Valley Civilization.Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.14800
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