Daily Express

The world's coldest capital city where temperatures sink to -50C despite the air pollution

Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, holds the title of the world’s coldest capital city, with winter temperatures frequently plummeting as low as -40°C and sometimes even as low as -50°C. Despite ...
SBS

World’s coldest capital, relying on coal, is also among its most polluted

Preview above: Watch Dateline's "World's Dirtiest Air" via SBS On Demand. During the first of nine phases of winter — each composed of nine days, starting on Dec. 22 — it is said that vodka made from ...
The Irish Times

Mongolia’s deadly air pollution chokes the ‘Land of Eternal Blue Sky’

At the end of a bright autumn day in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, it is -12 degrees. As the evening falls, thousands of chimneys in the city begin to release thick and hot smoke, changing the ...
The Globe and Mail

In Mongolia, long known as the Land of the Blue Sky, air pollution has reached a crisis point

Mongolia is known as the Land of the Blue Sky. But for the 1.6 million residents of its capital, Ulaanbaatar, clear skies are a rare luxury. A toxic pall hangs over the city, particularly during the ...
The Taipei Times

Mongolia’s children choke in toxic pollution

As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution. The toxic smog that ...