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Climate secrets of the Roman Empire
Ancient Romans didn't drive gas-guzzling chariots, but the expansion of their civilization still had a measurable impact on the global climate, researchers say. Extra methane generated by the Roman Empire -- and the Han dynasty in present-day China -- helped heat the world for centuries, making it harder for modern climatologists to figure out a baseline for measuring more recent climatic shifts.
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