Scientists have documented the environmental impacts of climate change—including melting ice sheets—and predicted rising sea levels.
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But can climate change disrupt culture? Reporting in Science Advances, researchers say that climate change may have been a factor in the boom-and-bust cycles of ancient Southwest civilizations in the United States.
Archeologist Kyle Bocinsky, one of the authors of the study, discusses the link between climate change and past cultural transitions.
