False, Barron’s and Deutsche Welle, Climate Change Isn’t Endangering Mongolian Herding
Media outlets like Barron’s and DW should check the data and the historical context before asserting without proof that climate change is threatening Mongolian herders and the lifestyles and culture they have developed over the centuries, based on a few scientists unverified claims. Herding, like crop production, has always had to contend with the vagaries of weather. Mongolia’s herders have seen many periods of climate change and have been undeterred in their herding pursuit, thriving despite sometimes dangerous weather events, which can decimate herds in the short-term.b