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University of Southampton: Changing Climate Pushed Islanders to 'Chase the Rain' Across the Pacific 1,000 Years Ago
August 27, 2025
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news:

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

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 . . .

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