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Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan

  • May 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Climate change drives 'emptying' of rural Bhutan
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

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