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The Water Crisis That Toppled Angkor: Khmer Empire's Hydraulic Collapse
Angkor's rise was built on water. The Khmer Empire engineered a vast network of canals, reservoirs, and embankments that transformed the monsoon floodplain into a rice powerhouse. But the same system that made Angkor the largest pre-industrial city on earth also sowed the seeds of its collapse. In this episode, Lucas and Luna trace the story of Angkor's water — from the colossal baray reservoirs to the fragile canal grid that kept the capital alive. They explore the engineering genius of the Khmer hydraulic engineers, the role of the Tonlé Sap lake in buffering seasonal extremes…
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