内容摘要：Al-Sharaa formed a transitional government that gave some positions to minorities but was dominated by his inner circle.

Al-Sharaa formed a transitional government that gave some positions to minorities but was dominated by his inner circle.

and helping insulate against drought impacts.Still, while anecdotes abound of people who are moving to such cities for climate reasons, there isn’t yet evidence of a large demographic shift.

“There hasn’t been a clear signal that people are leaving to climate (friendly) regions, or regions with an abundant water resource,” said Alex de Sherbinin, director and senior researcher at the Center for Integrated Earth System Information at Columbia University.That is expected to change in coming decades, as climate will increasingly be a factor driving migration. It already is many places around the world, particularly developing nations that lack the infrastructure and resources to withstand climate shocks. Each year, natural disasters force more than 21 million people from their homes, according to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.Jon Randall, left, and Mariane Randall, right, pose for a portrait at their home on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Webster, N.Y. (Toni Duncan via AP)

Jon Randall, left, and Mariane Randall, right, pose for a portrait at their home on Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Webster, N.Y. (Toni Duncan via AP)Originally from New Jersey, Singer said Rochester also appealed to her for a few reasons, even though she had never visited the city before the move — affordable housing, its move toward increasing renewable energy use and proximity to eastern coastal cities, among them.

It was also important to be somewhere culturally diverse and friendly toward LGBTQ people, Singer said.

For Jon Randall, wildfires that hit the Bay Area in 2022 pushed him to leave California.Flight restrictions across Russia because of Ukrainian drone threats, including temporary closures at airports in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi and elsewhere, affected at least 350 flights and at least 60,000 passengers, the Russian Tour Operators Association said.

Russian public holidays in early May, including the days around Victory Day, is a popular time for many Russians to go on vacation and travel abroad.Xi’s visit to Russia is his third since the Kremlin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.

in March 2023 on a trip that offered an important political boost to Putin just days after the International Criminal Courtfor the Russian leader on charges of alleged involvement in abductions of thousands of children from Ukraine. He also traveled to the Russian city of Kazan in September 2024 for a