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Mongolia suffers extremely hard winter
Posted: February 7, 2010 4:05 a.m. PT
Mongolia is experiencing a phenomenon called dzud. This phenomenon has caused that eighty percent of the country is buried by snow, which has caused many animal losses. The dzud is a phenomenon that regularly suffers Mongolia.
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extreme is the situation that the Mongolian Government has stated that seven of the 21 provinces are disaster areas. But main evidence that the dzud is taking its toll on Mongolian society is the fact that many Mongolian nomads are moving to Ulan Bator (the capital of Mongolia, home to 33% of the total population), which had not achieved over the years. Due to the extreme
time, a total of 1.4 million head of livestock have died since the beginning of winter.
The dzud is a phenomenon that unites a prolonged drought in summer with heavy snow and extremely cold in winter, causing, in addition to animal losses, the disappearance of native grasses. "From a flock of 500 died about 120 due to extreme cold and lack of food, "said a pastor in the Midwest.
The relocation of nomads to the cities seeking shelter in addition to greatly alter the social balance of the country. Mongolia is the country with the lowest population densities in the world. Just has 1.7 persons per square kilometer (Spain has more than 90 people per square kilometer). Dzud
The last date was in 2001, but was not considered as severe as today.
time, a total of 1.4 million head of livestock have died since the beginning of winter.
The dzud is a phenomenon that unites a prolonged drought in summer with heavy snow and extremely cold in winter, causing, in addition to animal losses, the disappearance of native grasses. "From a flock of 500 died about 120 due to extreme cold and lack of food, "said a pastor in the Midwest.
The relocation of nomads to the cities seeking shelter in addition to greatly alter the social balance of the country. Mongolia is the country with the lowest population densities in the world. Just has 1.7 persons per square kilometer (Spain has more than 90 people per square kilometer). Dzud
The last date was in 2001, but was not considered as severe as today.
source: THE GREEN BLOG
