Mongolia
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New Way of Analyzing Tree Rings Confirms Unprecedented Central Asia Warming
Researchers have reconstructed temperatures in Mongolia all the way back to 1269 C.E., showing that recent temperatures are the warmest the region has seen in eight centuries.
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Mongol Empire Rode Wave of Mild Climate, Says Study
But Warming Now May Be Tipping Region Into Unparalleled Drought
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Climate and Conquest: How Did Genghis Khan Rise?
Eight hundred years ago, relatively small armies of mounted warriors suddenly exploded outward from the cold, arid high-elevation grasslands of Mongolia and reshaped world geography, culture and history in ways that still resound today. How did they do it?
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Chasing Ghengis Khan
Once you, as an outsider, spend considerable time in Mongolia, especially during Naadam and especially in the open Gobi steppe with people who still live as their ancestors did centuries ago, you will also begin to chase Chinggis Khaan.
