Extreme weather in Mongolia has killed about a tenth of the country's livestock in an event known as a dzud. Over 7.1 million goats and sheep have starved after grazing pastures froze over.
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00:00More than 7.1 million animals have been killed by extreme weather in Mongolia.
00:06This year's Zud, a weather phenomenon that occurs when heavy snow freezes over dry ground,
00:12has wiped out more than a tenth of the country's livestock.
00:16Frozen pastures brought by the Zud made it impossible for the country's nomadic herders to graze their flocks.
00:23Livestock is a core driver of Mongolia's economy and represents about 11% of its GDP.
00:29Zuds used to occur about once every 10 years, but climate change is making them harsher and more frequent.