Is there a link between climate change and the collapse of the world’s first empire?

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Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 metres dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over millennia and preserve in them clues about past climate events. Changes in stalagmite chemistry from this cave have now linked the collapse of the …

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Maldives: climate change could actually help coral islands rise again – but they’re still at risk

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At the southern tip of the Maldives, on the tiny island of Villingili, a patch of ground rises to tower a whole 2.4m above the sea. It’s the world’s lowest high point. With most islands just a metre or so above the sea level, it is often suggested that the world’s lowest country may drown …

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