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AP PHOTOS: Dry conditions in Turkey affect nomadic lifestyle
2016-07-05 08:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Every spring Hasan Bacak, his wife, Emine, and their 1-year old son, Mehmet, migrate for weeks in search of higher ground for their livestock to graze. Theirs is a simple life shaped by the tempo of the seasons. They're members of the Sarikecili, an indigenous nomad group in southern Turkey that moves every summer from the Mediterranean coast to the Anatolian mountains with their herds, chasing cooler climates as temperatures rise near the shore and become too oppressive for their animals. With...
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