Aki Press: 7360 Mongolian pastureland is dwindling rapidly as the country is beset by a cycle of drought and harsh winter that is killing off livestock in droves, reports The Guardian. The summer ends early now and the fall is short and dry. Then theres the long winter, said Daashka, a 19-year-old herder who uses just one name and lives in the central Ulziit region. The familys herd, mostly sheep and goats, has shrunk from about 1,000 animals to 600, Daashka said, leaning against the motorbike on an exposed...