Analyzing the Greenland Norse collapse provided a practical sustainability insight.

Their disappearance underscores the risks of neglecting environmental adaptation.

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Have you ever discussed the Norse collapse with someone who saw the sites firsthand? My friend Mark worked with a research group in Greenland, and he described finding middens that showed a persistent overreliance on livestock even as the climate deteriorated. They kept trying to farm like they were in Norway, ignoring the Inuit methods that leveraged marine resources. That cultural inertia literally left them starving in a changing environment.

morganharris35m ago

Greenland's pastures sustained them for generations, @jakecampbell.