Tracey McVeigh heads to Mongolia to find out about the country\u2019s increasingly brutal winters and dry summers, while Badruun Gardi reflects on how the changes threaten the nomadic way of life<\/p>\n
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is the coldest capital on Earth and it is confronting dangers that could soon affect many other cities around the world.<\/p>\n
Mongolia\u2019s winters are getting colder and longer, while its summers are getting drier. Together, the more extreme seasons are killing off huge swathes of livestock and forcing Mongolia\u2019s nomads \u2013 who account for a third of the population \u2013 into the city.<\/p>\n