Losing The Eternal Blue Sky In Mongolia

By Emily Kwong,

Claire Harbage, Emily Bogle, Alyson Hurt, Alex Leff, Nick Underwood, Thomas Wilburn

Published August 5, 2019 at 6:31 AM CDT

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Mongolia is changing. Rivers are dry. Pastureland is giving way to mines. And wintertime smog obscures the famed blue sky. How did Mongolia get here? It's a story of internal migration and economic transformation in an era of climate change.

Explore the visual narrative at https://apps.npr.org/mongolia/

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Emily Kwong

Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast explores new discoveries, everyday mysteries and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, Monday through Friday.

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