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Moving photos show climate change destroying the nomadic way of life in Mongolia
2015-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fast Company: Just another sad casualty of environmental collapse: These before-and-after shots show how deserts are taking over the pastures where animals once grazed. Up to a third of Mongolians live as nomads, but that lifestyle is increasingly under threat. Rampant desertification is destroying the grassland where nomads graze their animals, meaning many are being forced to move to cities, where they don't belong. "Nomadic life has been central to traditional Mongolian culture throughout history," says...
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