Environment
8 environment stories
Environment Highlights
Environment 1.49°C: The World Is Running Out of Runway
144 years of NASA temperature data in one scroll — from industrial baseline to the hottest year on record
Environment 4,000 Lives a Year: Mongolia's Air Pollution Deaths
4,000 Mongolians die from air pollution every year. Each dot below represents 10 of them.
Environment 76x the Safe Limit: What UB's Air Does to Your Body
Enter your age, district, and health profile — and see how many years of life expectancy you may be losing to pollution
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Environment 73% Pasture: How Mongolia Uses Its 156 Million Hectares
The 18th largest country on Earth is 73% pastureland and 0.3% urban — a national inventory of 156 million hectares
Environment 25,200 Hectares: Inside Mongolia's Mining Permits
A searchable database of mining permits across Mongolia — by mineral type, province, and area. See which companies hold the largest claims on Mongolian land.
Environment 680 µg/m³: The Deadliest Air in Ulaanbaatar's Ger Districts
In winter, Ulaanbaatar's air becomes the most toxic on Earth. PM2.5 levels in ger districts reach 45 times the WHO annual safe limit — and 800,000 people live inside the pollution zone
Environment 8.1 Million Animals Lost: Mongolia's Deadly Winters
Dzud events have killed over 30 million livestock since 2000. Here is what the data says about who survives and who does not.
Environment Coal Ban Cut Pollution in Half — So Why Is Ulaanbaatar's Air Still Deadly?
We test five suspected causes one at a time. Most don't match the data. One does — perfectly.
Also in Social
Social The Inequality That Didn't Happen
Mongolia's Gini peaked in 2007, then fell. By 2022, it was lower than China, Russia, and South Korea.
Social What You Drink Is Where You're From
Mongolia drinks twice as much spirits as beer. Europe drinks the opposite. The global map of what people drink is a geography map.
Social Mongolia's Happiness Paradox
The richest aimags are the least happy. Why Mongolia's mining wealth doesn't show up in wellbeing.
Data Tools & Calculators
Tool Mutton Costs 45% More in Winter: Plan Your Meat Budget
Five meats, four seasons, one budget. See when to buy and how much you'll spend.
Tool 76x the Safe Limit: What UB's Air Does to Your Body
Enter your age, district, and health profile — and see how many years of life expectancy you may be losing to pollution
Tool ₮792,000 a Month: Can You Survive in Ulaanbaatar?
Rent alone exceeds the minimum wage. Adjust the sliders and see where you'd cut.
