And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.Luke 21 : 11
Carly Cassella
Sat, April 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM GMT+33 min read
Extreme weather events and rising seas are putting precious heritage sites around the world in harm’s way.
A stunning example of this phenomenon in 2024 was a stone pyramid in Mexico succumbing to an increasingly chaotic global climate.
On the night of July 29, the 15-meter-high (roughly 50-foot-high) square monument located in the state of Michoacán suddenly slumped under the pressure of incessant rain, its south wall crumbling into a pile of rubble.
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The pyramid was once one of the best-preserved monuments of the Michoacán Kingdom civilization. It is located at Ihuatzio, a remarkably preserved archaeological site that contains one other pyramid, a tower or fortress, and some tombs.
Everything in the world is in agitation. The signs of the times are ominous. Coming events cast their shadows before. The Spirit of God is withdrawing from the earth, and calamity follows calamity by sea and by land. There are tempests, earthquakes, fires, floods, murders of every grade. Who can read the future? Where is security? There is assurance in nothing that is human or earthly. Rapidly men are ranging themselves under the banner they have chosen. Restlessly they are waiting and watching the movements of their leaders.
An intensity such as never before was seen is taking possession of the world. ST July 6, 1904, par. 1 – ST July 6, 1904, par. 2
It was first occupied 1,100 years ago by indigenous Nahuatl-speaking groups. Later, it became the headquarters of the P’urhépechas people, the only empire the Aztecs couldn’t conquer. The culture still thrives to this day.
Only one of the pyramids at the site was damaged, but personnel from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) said that at least six of its ‘stepped bodies’ are in disrepair, including the outer wall, and the core and retaining wall.
They blamed extreme weather preceding the event.
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalm 125 : 1, And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
Matthew 7 : 25
In July, the peak of the Northern Hemisphere summer, heavy rainfall and thunderstorms battered much of Mexico. This came after the worst drought in the nation in 30 years, when rain became so scarce, several lakes dried up completely.
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“The high temperatures, previously recorded in the area, and the consequent drought caused cracks that favored the filtration of water into the interior of the pre-Hispanic building,” said an INAH statement.
From there, collapse became all but inevitable. Officials are now focused on repairing the structure of the building “in favor of the cultural heritage of Mexicans.”
It’s the job of archaeologists to study human behavior in times gone by, but inevitably, their work is also impacted by current human activities.
Extreme weather and rising seas, driven by human-caused climate change, are proving to be a serious nuisance for important sites of bygone cultures.
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Recently, archaeologists found that ancient cave paintings in oceania are deteriorating with accelerating climate changes.
And just this year, a study on cultural heritage building materials in Europe and Mexico found when precipitation increases substantially, it puts these buildings at risk of damage.
According to Tariakuiri Alvarez, who identifies as a living member of the P’urhépecha tribe, his ancestors would have interpreted the crumbling of the pyramid at Ihuatzio as a “bad omen”.
In a Facebook post Alvarez said that before the arrival of foreign conquerors in Mexico, something similar happened, and it was because the gods were “displeased”.
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Just days before the pyramid in Mexico tumbled down, Utah’s iconic ‘Double Arch’ also caved in, probably due to changing water levels and erosion.
Heritage sites like these are priceless places that humans wish to preserve for future generations. Watching them collapse from a climate that has been drastically altered by our own behavior is displeasing to watch, and not just for immortals.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:Amos 9 : 11, When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?Acts 1 : 6, Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.Psalm 48 : 2
An earlier version of this article was published in August 2024.
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