Changing climate pushed islanders to 'chase the rain' across the Pacific 1,000 years ago

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Aug 27, 2025, 12:50 pm129 ptsTrending
Research by the University of Southampton and University of East Anglia (UEA) shows a major shift in South Pacific climate conditions—beginning around 1,000 years ago—that may have pushed people to settle further east and move away from increasingly drier conditions in the west.

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