Zud Reflections
on Heather Fara (Mongolia), 04/Feb/2010 03:40, 34 days ago
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I was in the Countryside last month for a workshop to brainstorm with herders about project goals. I was there just before the zud (or dzud), which is a series of variable climatic conditions that inhibit livestock from sufficient grazing. Mongolians identify many types of Zud (black, white, ice, iron, etc). The Zud this winter [...]
