Melting Mongolian ice patches may threaten reindeer pastoralism, archaeological artifacts
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Published in PLOS ONE · View the paper (DOI)
Melting of 'eternal ice' patches in northern Mongolia poses a significant threat to traditional reindeer herding and exposes fragile cultural artifacts to the elements. The study, published in PLOS ONE, highlights the urgent need to address global climate change's impact on Inner Asia.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Melting Mongolian ice patches may threaten reindeer pastoralism, archaeological artifacts PLOS · Nov 20, 2019 · first to report
- Mongolia's melting ice reveals clues to history of reindeer herding, threatens way of life Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology · Nov 20, 2019
- Vanishing ice puts reindeer herders at risk University of Colorado at Boulder · Nov 20, 2019