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Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan
- May 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Homes are being abandoned as climate change accelerates migration out of rural Bhutan, new research shows. The mountain kingdom is the world's first carbon-negative country—through exporting zero-carbon hydropower energy. But it is disproportionately affected by climate change, including rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns and glaciers retreating.
Originally published at Phys.org