# At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and…

> At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and reconstructed July drought index.

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# At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and…

At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and reconstructed July drought index.

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[Yes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/answers/ANS0CQCCHVT35KB/yes-harvest-failure-for-colonists-and-neighbours-pushed-them)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). At Jamestown, mortality tracks drought, with a correlation of −0.71 between percent mortality and… [Evidence EVD0CQCCJBE7GWR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQCCJBE7GWR
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