🐫 Gobi Desert Herders

Gobi Desert Herders

Gobi Desert nomadic herders endure a cold desert with extreme temperature range: -40°C winters to +45°C summers (85°C annual swing). They face brutal dzud (harsh winters killing livestock), sandstorms, water scarcity, and expanding desertification. Bactrian camel herding, ger dwelling, nomadic migrations, and surviving the world's harshest cold desert characterize Mongolian/Chinese Gobi communities. Recent extreme dzud events have killed millions of animals, testing ancient survival strategies against climate extremes.