Heavy snows and drought of deadly ‘dzud’ kill more than 7 million head of livestock in Mongolia
HANOI, Vietnam — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire livestock holdings, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life. Dzuds are a combination of perennial droughts and severe, snowy winters and they are becoming harsher … Read more