Rapa Nui

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Elderly islanders told Routledge the legend of Rapa Nui: Long, long ago, the island had been fought over by two warring races, the Short Ears and their oppressors, the fearsome Long Ears.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier studies on Rapa Nui relied on indicators such as pollen, plant remains, elemental chemistry, and how quickly sediments built up to infer past environmental changes.

From Science Daily

On Rapa Nui, these waxes appear to reflect local rainfall and dryness more clearly than other indicators.

From Science Daily

This approach allowed researchers to calculate the scale of the 16th century drought on Rapa Nui for the first time.

From Science Daily

For decades, Rapa Nui has often been cited as an example of self-inflicted environmental collapse.

From Science Daily