Though it was far warmer than that, a persistent wind whipped around glittering, metres-high ice sculptures as visitors ducked in and out of the round yurt tents set up to showcase Mongolia’s ...

A festival in a frigid park on the edge of the world's coldest capital in February might not sound like a crowd-puller -- but in Mongolia an inaugural celebration of nomadic culture was in fine ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Ulan Bator, Feb 17 (IANS) A cultural festival designed to boost winter tourism and highlight Mongolia's rich nomadic heritage is currently underway in Ulan Bator, the capital of ...

In winter months, Ulaanbaatar's pollution soars ... and unrefined materials for warmth in the extensive "ger" (the Mongolian yurt) districts, housing almost half of the citys 1.6 million people.

Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herder Zandan Lkhamsuren is still ...

where inversion layers in the winter trap most of the pollution close to the Earth's surface 2. Particulate matter is the pollutant of greatest concern. 1. World Atlas, 2017. 2. National Geographic, ...