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Climate change is causing the Aral Sea to disappear. It also takes away the livelihood of citizens
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the collapse of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of this deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, squash and tomatoes on surrounding farms. Aral sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life tending land near Muynak in northwestern… Read More »
Climate change is causing the Aral Sea to disappear. It also takes away the livelihood of citizens
MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the collapse of the Soviet Union — for generations, none of this deterred Nafisa Bayniyazova and her family from making a living growing melons, squash and tomatoes on surrounding farms. Aral sea. Bayniyazova, 50, has spent most of her life tending land near Muynak in northwestern… Read More »
Climate crisis forces Mongolian herders to endure worsening summer droughts and severe winter storms
A man holds his hat as a sudden dust storm swirls outside.Manish Swarup via AP Photos Herders in Mongolia face difficult decisions as the climate crisis threatens their way of life. Shepherds make up about one-third of Mongolia’s population. As of 2021, 77% of land in Mongolia has been degraded due to overgrazing and climate… Read More »