When you see doctors crying because they know that the children are either going to die from the pollution now or dying of it later, that's when you really feel the hopelessness setting in..So sad..
Things have drastically changed since then. Mongolia, post 2019, recovered a lot and now is lowering the consumption of charcoal. The Russian Government have decided to put a gas pipeline that'll go under Mongolia and join China. On its route, the gas pipeline will distribute gas to Mongolian homes and that will reduce pollution by a big margin. Things are going really well now.
It's not that devestating once you leave the town (your body recovers) but if you would continue living there then you would reduce your life span drastically
Hello everyone, I'm a Mongolian and this doc really inspired me to study Health Promotion and Public Health. It saddens me to see that climate change has affected all parts of the world and it affects our health one way or another. I wish to work as Public Health professional and find ways to improve air quality and the environment for Mongolians to live in in their capital. I now study in Australia, doing a Bachelor of Health Sciences. I wish to return home as soon as possible and start working professionally to tackle these issues that will, if solved, save many infant lives. We need to switch from coal and make electricity cheaper, build appropriate housing for the ger district with running water, and use funds from governments wisely to invest against environmental pollution. There are many sectors involved and everything depends on everything the sectors do together. There will be a chain reaction. This will take time and I hope I can contribute with I have learnt once I return home. Missing Mongolia. Much love to my country
I really commend you for this awesome comment. Seeing this video has caused me to atleast start prayng about the issue. Unee, I am from america, but would you read a comment I left to another person and tell me if this statement is accurate, based solely from this video? Comment: "Having never watched or heard of anything like this problem (specifically in Mongolia), just based off of what they said in the video, it seems like these are the issues (in chronological order) 1. Climate change is causing issues with the traditional or rural life style of some Mongolian natives, or those who live in the countryside. 2. This is leading people from being able to procure their own food/homestead into being forced to move into the cities, where there a home, and consequently, a place to actually earn a living and therefore also be able to buy food. 3. Because SO MANY people are moving into the cities (40,000 people are forced from rural areas, into this city per YEAR- from the video) so rapidly, there is not enough time to develope the housing/energy infrastructure to meet these needs. This is not a political statement, and I know nothing much of Mongolia. I live in eastern USA, but this is just what I gathered front the video. To finish the last chapter of the book I'm writing as this comment, I will fairly say, I think this is a huge problem. I have a child as old as some in this video, and it is heartbreaking to see this, and i am making a decision to figure out how i could help impact this already. Just remember, while climate change is a big issue (POLITICALLY) let's remember who people are. I would love to see these people be able to live in balance with the earth again, not strugglng to survive on it. Balance means fighting for what's right, and not just electing people who are going to fix some issues (climate change) but ignore or even promote other problems (killing/destroying unborn children, probly not unlike those with systemic issues in the video) We all need to make the world a better place. God created this earth, and we need to be good with what he has given us. He sent His son Jesus to die for us, to spread His love, and His faith. I hope I answered your question, even though I tacked on my opinion." Unee, I want you to know that I AM PRAYING for your education, school, and your commitment to help with this terrible, devastating situation. I send love and prayers from America, to Australia or wherever you are right now!
Love from Germany.I have been lucky to live a bit of the nomads life for a few weeks 15 years ago. Mongolia is a Part of me Now and i would Love to help, too in the future .i am a vet . my kids have to become adults First though.Good luck to you . Love to Mongolia.( and the Rest of the World:) )
NorthernLight No urban culture?Most living traditional life? Half of the whole population lives in this city. And if people don't want to live there then why is everyone going there then.
My dad goes to Mongolia to give houses energy to stop burning all this coal and it's very hard work. I have asthma I can't imagine even staying here for a week.
Mongolia has 4 season autumn, spring, summer & winter. Only winter is cold and had some air problem. But the air problem is just in Ulaanbaatar sity. Other season is cool, just like other countries. And we are not that poor we have so many buildings and apartments so you don't need to be afraid of something. Most of us study abroad or live abroad. And most of us can speak 3 different language, maybe 4. Russia English Mongolia and Chinese.
Naomi Berman my bus mate is a 16 year old student in ulaanbaatar and has asthma. he lives in the middle of ulaanbaatar so theres a lot of pollution. he almost died once.
What "energy" is he providing? Who's paying him to to this? Seems very fake. Kinda sad youre fishing for intent points for something your dad did. Kinda weird.
Pneumonia has always been one of the biggest causes of death of children under 5. Today it's actually the biggest, 1.4 million a year and 18% of all deaths of young children. It's sad but it's not unnatural.
U would most likely die because I have asthma and I can hardly breathe without my pump and some times it gets as bad as me going to the hospital and being put on a machine
And I thought that my super mouldy cheap house and my mould allergy were bad...this makes me so sad, though. Mongolia is a beautiful country, and it’s sad that it’s being reduced like this. In fact, the state of the whole world is incredibly sad.
We do have trees, its just that in winter they lose their leaves, so they cant carry out photosynthesis and clean the air. Winter is the worst season and considering thats half the year, its pretty bad. We even have laws where parents are obligated to carry their children in their arms outside because the really polluted air is heavier and stays at ground level. I remember once my aunt had to stay at our summer house an hour outside the city because her newborn child was at risk of respitory infection. My 2,3 year old cousins constantly have health problems and one of my relatives had throat cancer. It never used to be like this in my childhood and its slowly seeping into our lives. I am really thankful that you brought this to attention.
Russia has plenty of natural gas right next door. If Daddy Vladdy wanted to do a genuine humanitarian PR move, he might send a pipeline to allow Mongolia to develop economically and they could export more of their coal to places that have clean coal technology. What a sad situation. Truly heartbreaking.
Russia's economic struggle can be largely blamed on sanctions from the west. China and Russia are on pretty good terms. They could work together to help this neighbor. This is all just wishful thinking though.
Of course Russia could do that, but trust me when I say that while it might be a good PR move for the international community, it will also be a huge blow to Putin's popularity in Russia. Don't underestimate the western sanctions, most of Russia's exports go to Europe, the people are poor enough that seeing the government support another country's economy basically pro bono will just cripple the trust in the government. TL;DR Putin definitely will not do that
Maria G all countries do it. China doesn't completely have their house in order but the dump billions into infrastructure on foreign soil for there own economic interests.
China's biggest economic partners don't sanction them to hell. China's economy has been steadily improving, while Russia's is taking one blow after another because of the sanctions. For China's population, life is (economically) getting better and better with each year, while in Russia it's just getting worse. It's really not comparable
Omg i have been watching unreported world for about a month and I never thought they will came to mongolia but they did and it’s sad seeing our country about air pollution
Virgin Gigolo when it’s winter you can barely see the front car when you’re walking and we have to wear masks and go outside sometimes the throat hurts when i came from vacation from countryside. Summer it’s not that bad
Hellcat Hellcat i know. It’s horrible. And many people plant trees and try to fight for the pollution. Even people protest that it’s hard to breath. Many people catch cold in winter. Now in school the most talked situation is air pollution. Mongolians are making eco stove that we hope it will improve the air pollution
My son was suffering from the health issues in New Delhi.... I was forced to move to Germany just to save him from pollution.. I can feel the pain of the parents
I’ve studied Mongolia a lot, and was always so interested in something that was once the most powerful empire in the world. How absurd, that it has turned into this due to the lack of the government’s care. They have coal as their only resort for now. The government has to fix this, and all it takes is just hard work and simple measures like for example, solar panels. It will be hard to fix this but it’s such a big problem, so they should start working on it. Immediately. why can’t they even breathe air? The earth has turned this way due to us and all we can do is record, film, comment, try to seem smart by commenting different options or seeming pitiful. I do it too, but I am genuinely worried about these places. Is there any way we can actually fix these problems instead of talking about the shitty government or the concerns?
- qt idk what to do but my family members have found some other ways to keep warm aside from using coal and that has put the coal use down at least a little bit. However I doubt that most people can afford a lot and where my family and friends were from were the richer parts so they had cleaner coal. I doubt they’d help others who are struggling though
I can see your point, but sometimes I cant understand, why people always blaming the government? look at Japanese, I think the citizens themselves take responsibilities - responsible individual, responsible society. what can the government do, if every house contribute to pollution? they need the warmth. can they even afford a solar panel for a house? can every house stop using the stove? .. I just don't know how this problem can be solved..
A simple poverty problem but so many people here blaming on the coal. Just ask yourself, giving their poor financial state, without coal, how do people survive the cold? Look around, no grass, no trees, and certainly can't afford electricity.
well you know, there are cleaner ways of producing heat than raw coal. However, the actual solution to this problem is simply for the government to build an electric grid and get everyone one it. The question is: how to 1) afford that and 2) get enough people organized to actually do that. Maybe it's just me, but that minister sounded like he had an idea. Regardless, how to effect political change 101: tell a woman that she's having reproductive problems because of external factors tell a father his kids aren't safe. put so many babies in the hospital that the nurse cries. Normally UW reports on cases that are pretty hopeless. There are a lot of possible futures for Mongolia, but continuing like this isn't one of them.
Hoàng Nguyên wtf how come ????? omg still can't forget 1979 ? now show me every statistics that explain the fault of China on Mongolia's pollution. vraiment t'es con.
Hoàng Nguyên i don't think China still has the interest to invade Vietnam anymore... also from 200BC to know, China has been invaded by different clans, ethnicities so Han chinese is not only at fault lol. anyway dude, hate the government, not the civilians. i don't like China regime either.
Earth isn't dying it's just becoming hostile to human life. The earth we renew it's self. It may take millions of years and we certainly won't be around but we will never kill the earth. We are just killing our current ecosystem the current earth. Earth as we know it will die. But earth we bounce back once us (earth's cancer) die out.
Kate Hardie Buckley thank you so much for producing a film like this about my country, it really does mean a lot to me to raise awareness about issues like these that people don’t know about
This breaks my heart i know how those sick children feel this year i had pneumonia 3 months in a row and ACS (Acute chest syndrome) at the same time. ACS is pneumonia plus a sick cell disease crisis in your lungs. It is very painful i wish i could do something no one should feel that type of pain especially children who have developing lungs still. 😭💔
Aung Chan Min And some people accuse the gays or asexuals of trying to end the human population. There is no way to end the human population but I guess it would be nice if they could, right. The world doesn’t need us anymore.
This has happened in Mongolia within the past 15 years. It was not like this before that. However, they have lost pasture land due to lack of water and have had to forfeit their nomadic lifestyle. This has forced them into sedentary life near cities and doing things like this to survive. Mongolians had a healthy, organic lifestyle until drastic climate changes devastated their lands.
Things are changing. Look at the new photos of Mongolia. The pollution is almost gone and thanks to soon-to-come Russian gas, the pollution will no longer be an issue.
Robert Mendbayar That sounds nice, Haven’t been back to Mongolia in 2 years and going back in 2 days can’t wait to see if it has actually improved that much
Im From Mongolia. Nowdays, that's the biggest problem in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian government not take an attention with air pollution. Because They live Little bit far from City Centre (Air pollution).They Just think of them selves and never thinking about city development Just eat money travel around the world.But currently I don't live in Mongolia.Im Just Really Worrying about Mongolian Future - (Fun Fact Mongolian Air pollution Lesser than Beijing Air pollution)
Are you sure? I am living in Beijing, and there is no air pollution In the last two years. How did you come to this conclusion? I am very sorry, Mongolia should combat desertification, otherwise the winter and spring sandstorms will hit northern China and south Korea and Japan, they come to blame China pollution.
What's sad is the fact that this man is working hard to run his own business. Not only is the air so polluted that the children are suffering but the noodles are probably toxic as well.
jab observes it is indeed, the flour must be mixed with some kind of toxic powder/stuff idk, I got sick from it once. And there are all kinds of fake products brought from china in big amounts (rice, egg, chicken etc...) People struggling to survive buy those stuff, as it is cheap.
@@asuri5298 it is toxic and very harmful but its not a bacterica irs gas so its not transmitted through food It harms "things" with a respiratory system
Am Mongolian. The main problem is our country's harsh environment. Because its so excruciatingly cold, we have to burn wood, coal, anything to stay warm in the winter. The Smog in the winter is just unbearable.
It seems like another case of government neglecting its people. Why not set up a solar panel facility or wind turbines. They already have the room to set up solar panels with all the unused land. The farmers would also benefit from greenhouses to grow hay. Imagine when these kids that have lung problems throughout their lives grow up incapable of joining the work force due to health issues. Mongolia will have aging population to care for AND a whole generation unable to work and need constant health care.
I am a Mongolian living in the capital and it feels like the capital is abandoned. Politicians just talk and talk but do nothing and wait for summer. However neighbor cities, for example Darkhan city has massive solar panels which supports city's thermal power plant. So it makes electricity cheap and less pollution from cooling towers. Besides it's clear that small city has better administration than capital and state government - shame for them! JFY: Name of capital is Ulaan baatar (Red Hero) given by Comintern during the Soviet era but nowadays it has an unofficial name Utaan baatar (Smoke Hero).
I’m Mongolian and I know all of this it gets so bad in winter that you can actually taste the smoke (or air pollution) I live in urban area far away from those slums but still it’s so bad even though I live in Mongolia I still don’t know how it feels to be there in winter my family has summer house there and I was glad that I was born in this family :( I wish I could do something about it it’s not just Mongolia it’s the whole earth 🌏
I live in Russia and it's just breaks my heart. Our city - Ulan-Ude is a capital of Republic of Buryatia in Russia, I'm sure you heard once about that city. Ulan-Ude use the same technology for warming and pollution is kinda killing people now, making us struggling from different diseases and cancer especially. I was in Moscow and I was shocked , air in Moscow so fresh compare to Ulan-Ude , I just realized how bad is our polluted air.
Ways we could save earth: Plant more trees 🌲 Pickup your own garbage and volunteer in cleaning operations in your city or community Make sure your car or motorcycle doesn’t have black smoke coming out of it Save water 💧 Recycle ♻️ We need more disciplined people Please don’t take life for granted, because some people can’t live it because of an illness caused by pollution.
We don't need to save earth cuz earth ain't dying. Our species could be dying tho. Earth has survived way harder than this and we just killing ourselves with makeing the earth inhabitant for our species lol But yea it's pretty sad people are dying because of pollution🤷🏻♀️
Britain dealt with this exact crisis many years ago. I am sure they could back through their archives and pin down all the ways they were able to get rid of the coal burning and clean up the pollution. They could be a great help to Mongolia right now.
I think Mongolia should go at their own paste at developing their country instead of trying to catch up with other modernize countries around the world, and spend the wealth on their people.
@@doradorahaisai NO, take your own pace and time. Eventually you will reach it man. Organise protests like there is no tomorrow, you must have friends and siblings that care about this issue. Include as many people as possible, do it as often as possible. Your government will start to notice........That is the power of a democracy - The people are in charge.
I’ve been living here in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for about 4 years now. My two children quite often have to go to the hospital because of the air pollution. The situation is really critical!
The pollution was already so high two years ago, imagine right now 2020. They have to deal with air pollution AND Covid 19. These are hints that Mother Nature is in pain. Let's work together to help her
What a beautiful language, like a mixture of Russian and Arabic..... I feel for the people living in this air, unfortunately it is a dilemma, every house needs heat but the source is coal which causes terrible pollution...
fvris I don't speak Arabic, I only hear the sounds they make with the throat and teeth sound similar to what Mongolian words require, and pronunciation sounds similar to Russian. :)
Mongolian is actually closer related to Turkish than any other major language. Two languages still share many vocabularies. However, the dialect/pronunciation diverged so long ago that neither of their native speakers can understand each other.
My heart broke watching this:( I am a mongolian myself however, I am studying overseas....I wish I could do something to help as my family members are all there:( I really hope the government and health organisations would take action on this issue. It is really heartbreaking to watch this but it encourages me to study harder and hopefully help millions of people in and out of Mongolia.
I cried so much watching this but you’re right, it is motivating in the sense that it will make me study harder so that I could find a way to help everyone back home
I've been to Ulaanbaatar myself, and all I can tell is this is a serious problem there. The biggest problems keeping city air polluted are geography, coal and insane amount of vehicles as per I saw. The city is surrounded by mountains which keeps to pollutants inside the city. The people use coal extensively for heating. Also I saw some coal power plants inside the city that could seriously contribute to the problem. The traffic in the city is insane. It looks like almost everybody ride a car there. The congestion is unbearable so sometimes we walked instead trapping inside a taxi or a bus for hours. No doubts all the pollutants made by the cars are also contributing to the problem. I hope Mongolia could solve their problem in the future.
this is probably one of the most depressing unreported world episodes I've watched so far (a tie with the trash filled river in Indonesia). This breaks my heart so much to watch. Just puts everything into perspective. Of course your problems matter just as much and you should remedy your problems, but it's good to also realize how well off you are and how things could be so much worse. Makes me wish I could just give the entire world a big helpful hand :(
Seeing my beloved country in a state like this with people both young and old suffering so badly because of this pollution is heartbreaking, I hope that one day Mongolia may become a cleaner area that safe. Keep fighting Mongols!💕
Thank you for posting these documentaries...I never thought other parts of the world has these problem. I am living in the Philippines and I thought we have the worst air polution till I saw this... I pray and hope that Mongolia can overcome this problem for their future generations. 🙏
This is so upsetting to watch! How can a nation that once was the most powerful empire in the world, now its people are dying by the fault of a government
Because our politicians are greedy bunch of smooth talkers. Precisely the kind of people Chinggis khan hated. They are fluent in bullshit and ignorant citizens get mesmerized by their sugar-speech.
The Mongolian empire wasn't as big as it was because of superior knowledge, fine politics or the rule over all trade between regions. No, they simply knew how to conquer by force and stay in control by having the right people in charge of the conquered areas. Their armies were superior compared to those of their opponents and they were quick to get around. If you actually look into the fall of the empire you will see that it was a rather quick thing. They never established major settlements in their conquered regions and resumed the nomad life. It's not like they were a major super power even in the 15th century anymore. A rapid rise to glory mostly thanks to Genghis Khan and a rapid fall to become just another topic briefly discussed in history classes.
jokuihmehyyppa Even with proper administration, it is still hard to efficiently rule over that vast area with various religions and cultures. If you think otherwise, then go prove it yourself (before AI does).
@@Todsor And that's exactly what they lacked resulting in a quick downfall of the empire. They were "screwed" the moment Genghis Khan died and couldn't hold control over the conquered land.
Manchus used the modified version of traditional Mongolian script before abandoned it for Hanzi. Most Evenks are in Siberia thus they speak better Russian than Mandarin and they are genetically closer to Canadian natives than Han Chinese. EDIT: I don't understand what you are trying to say unless you are pushing China on us.
They've increased the number of hospital beds for children, and invested in some air purifiers in these wards. The government has also pledged to invest in clean energy, and in 2013, approved of a plan to redevelop the gers (the coal burning tents) into apartments--but these plans have been put on hold due to a rising economic crisis. So in summary: not much, but you can't really blame them when they just don't have the money for it.
My head breaks for the mother and baby. When my son was 6 months old he got RSV and I remember how terrifying it was to listen to him struggling to breathe. He was in the hospital for over a week and I never left his side and was sick with worry. I pray for all the poor children breathing that air in and getting sick.
Disgustingly selfish that these adults would choose to bring children into that polluted world, and then act upset at what the children are going through.
Send this video to lots of news channels. Perhaps there will be more attention for the problem worldwide ! This is a awful situation not only for them but for the whole world since we all live on this planet together.
The goverment in Mongolia is corrupt af, there is no such thing as "if the people would've elected better then...". They can't do shit against the rich assholes there...
Oh my god this is so incredibly sad and depressing. Those poor people and their children and animals. This really puts things in perspective and makes our problems seem so minuscule.
The Only Way is if Russia or China Help Mongolia to Setup Nuclear Power Plants (and also fund it coz Mongolia is a poor country). Then they will get Energy without any Pollution as its the Cleanest Source of Energy.
Only if it was that simple. The main problem is not the coal power plants, it is people who live off of the central utility grid burn coal at their home for heating and cooking purposes. And to solve that problem, the country needs extensive capital funds to rebuild the whole city
All I Know is that Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy.. But It'l require huge amount of Money to Build a single power plant. So COuntry like Russia should help its neighbour Country with this as they are very advanced in making nuclear power plant.Using Coal as an Energy Source is very much harmful at this point of time in Mongolia.
There is a high demand for gas energy but the demand far exceeds supply. The result is people, especially poor people, still have to burn coal. Which results in horrible air pollution.
This is why coal is bad ya'll. It boggles my mind that there are idiot leaders in the world hell bent on reverting back to such an unclean source of energy when there are cleaner, more efficient alternatives.
Coal is bad for the environment, but it is cheap. The infrastructure needed to find/create and process coal is already in place all around the world; in contrast, the infrastructure needed for cleaner energy sources does not exist in many countries, and would require very high capital and time investment to create. Implementing clean energy is also very difficult if you think about the politics of it. Creating clean energy facilities throughout the country would take several decades. During this construction phase, not only is the government losing money to pay for the project, but many people who work in coal-related industries will lose their jobs, creating political discontent. Additionally, both the government and its citizens would not be able to reap any health/environmental benefits from the facility until years--maybe even decades--after the CONSTRUCTION of the facility. Meanwhile, the average political term is, what? 8 years? 10? A leader can implement a clean energy plan, but if her constituents do not gain anything from it by the time it's re-election season (and they most likely won't), they will vote for someone else, and the plan will fall through. TL;DR: coal is cheap. Clean energy isn't--at least, not at first. And most people don't have the funds, or the patience, to support a multi-decade clean energy project.
I am crying... This breaks my heart entirely... God please help this world. Sometimes all you can do is pray.. And man oh man, I am praying hard for Mongolians.. 😪🙏❤
sweet nomka xoxo you better start offering alternatives or solution instead for asking a sky lord to help you... If god was real then he would help since he is all benevolent but since he is not then we need to start to be independent and not ask this “God” to fix problems we created
What would happen if someone were to build a HUGE solar panel area. One that could power the entire capital. They could build it outside the city where the sun is stronger and get more electricity.
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When you see doctors crying because they know that the children are either going to die from the pollution now or dying of it later, that's when you really feel the hopelessness setting in..So sad..
Dont go lieing down... Revolt in mass.
Things have drastically changed since then. Mongolia, post 2019, recovered a lot and now is lowering the consumption of charcoal. The Russian Government have decided to put a gas pipeline that'll go under Mongolia and join China. On its route, the gas pipeline will distribute gas to Mongolian homes and that will reduce pollution by a big margin. Things are going really well now.
@@robert.m6755 Really glad to hear that.
Robert Mendbayar that’s really good. It’s better than what most other countries are doing
Not going to lie the whole air pollution is almost gone now. Well its not fully cleared in winter but its reduced well.
This was pretty damn depressing- especially seeing the doctor cry about the situation and seeing those dead animals. Awful.
904 CZV just wait you are next soon...chemtrail will take you to heaven😎
oof lol
they should have to move california
america is the best country in the world
phyo ye Nepal is the best I prefer
american is stronger than nepal
they have nuclear weapon
thats why i prefer USA is the best
That dude just took 10 years off his life to do a 24 minute video. Hope they paying him alot.
It's not that devestating once you leave the town (your body recovers) but if you would continue living there then you would reduce your life span drastically
@@cheatmagnet makes sense. Kinda like when i go to Houston and i have a hard time breathing in all that smog but when i leave, i get better.
@Andrew Wu good point. But at least i got some thumbs up off that comment. lol
The lungs regenerate
@@SBecktacular tell that to smokers with emphysema.
Hello everyone, I'm a Mongolian and this doc really inspired me to study Health Promotion and Public Health. It saddens me to see that climate change has affected all parts of the world and it affects our health one way or another. I wish to work as Public Health professional and find ways to improve air quality and the environment for Mongolians to live in in their capital. I now study in Australia, doing a Bachelor of Health Sciences. I wish to return home as soon as possible and start working professionally to tackle these issues that will, if solved, save many infant lives. We need to switch from coal and make electricity cheaper, build appropriate housing for the ger district with running water, and use funds from governments wisely to invest against environmental pollution. There are many sectors involved and everything depends on everything the sectors do together. There will be a chain reaction. This will take time and I hope I can contribute with I have learnt once I return home. Missing Mongolia.
Much love to my country
I really commend you for this awesome comment. Seeing this video has caused me to atleast start prayng about the issue.
Unee, I am from america, but would you read a comment I left to another person and tell me if this statement is accurate, based solely from this video?
Comment:
"Having never watched or heard of anything like this problem (specifically in Mongolia), just based off of what they said in the video, it seems like these are the issues (in chronological order)
1. Climate change is causing issues with the traditional or rural life style of some Mongolian natives, or those who live in the countryside.
2. This is leading people from being able to procure their own food/homestead into being forced to move into the cities, where there a home, and consequently, a place to actually earn a living and therefore also be able to buy food.
3. Because SO MANY people are moving into the cities (40,000 people are forced from rural areas, into this city per YEAR- from the video) so rapidly, there is not enough time to develope the housing/energy infrastructure to meet these needs.
This is not a political statement, and I know nothing much of Mongolia. I live in eastern USA, but this is just what I gathered front the video. To finish the last chapter of the book I'm writing as this comment, I will fairly say, I think this is a huge problem. I have a child as old as some in this video, and it is heartbreaking to see this, and i am making a decision to figure out how i could help impact this already. Just remember, while climate change is a big issue (POLITICALLY) let's remember who people are. I would love to see these people be able to live in balance with the earth again, not strugglng to survive on it. Balance means fighting for what's right, and not just electing people who are going to fix some issues (climate change) but ignore or even promote other problems (killing/destroying unborn children, probly not unlike those with systemic issues in the video)
We all need to make the world a better place. God created this earth, and we need to be good with what he has given us. He sent His son Jesus to die for us, to spread His love, and His faith. I hope I answered your question, even though I tacked on my opinion."
Unee, I want you to know that I AM PRAYING for your education, school, and your commitment to help with this terrible, devastating situation. I send love and prayers from America, to Australia or wherever you are right now!
Wishing you all the best! Hope you could succeed in your study and come back to help. You can do it! Fighting!!!!! God bless !👍🙏🙏
Much love from Turkey!❤
Wish you the best
Love from Germany.I have been lucky to live a bit of the nomads life for a few weeks 15 years ago. Mongolia is a Part of me Now and i would Love to help, too in the future .i am a vet . my kids have to become adults First though.Good luck to you . Love to Mongolia.( and the Rest of the World:) )
I never imagined Mongolia in this way. Sad.
Preetha Suresh it’s not as bad as this in the summer as the weather can be quite hot
the kids are so freakinnnggg buteeeeeeee
Winter in Mongolia is deadly, feels like a nuclear winter. But summer is quite nice.
Preetha Suresh Facts, this is what I want to hear about
NorthernLight No urban culture?Most living traditional life? Half of the whole population lives in this city. And if people don't want to live there then why is everyone going there then.
My dad goes to Mongolia to give houses energy to stop burning all this coal and it's very hard work. I have asthma I can't imagine even staying here for a week.
Mongolia has 4 season autumn, spring, summer & winter. Only winter is cold and had some air problem. But the air problem is just in Ulaanbaatar sity. Other season is cool, just like other countries. And we are not that poor we have so many buildings and apartments so you don't need to be afraid of something. Most of us study abroad or live abroad. And most of us can speak 3 different language, maybe 4. Russia English Mongolia and Chinese.
I also have asthma
Me too
Naomi Berman
my bus mate is a 16 year old student in ulaanbaatar and has asthma. he lives in the middle of ulaanbaatar so theres a lot of pollution. he almost died once.
What "energy" is he providing? Who's paying him to to this? Seems very fake. Kinda sad youre fishing for intent points for something your dad did. Kinda weird.
“Every breath of air is *full* of coal smoke
*INTENSE BREATH*
Actually why are they burning the coal
@@resmidas20 to be warm
Mongolia: worst capital city pollution.
China: Hold my Beer.
@@Brandonhayhew you cant watch sunset in china
@@Brandonhayhew pls stop joking about this this is really a serious video...
That 8 month old toddler with pneumonia and coughing so bad just breaks my heart.
😭😭😭😭
Pneumonia has always been one of the biggest causes of death of children under 5. Today it's actually the biggest, 1.4 million a year and 18% of all deaths of young children. It's sad but it's not unnatural.
Why the government is not taking action the children are dying its so sad
For the next election you as a Mongolian need to vote the best President that gives care for country. Amen
@@nicky2982 awwwwww
Because the people dont care, as they all dont on that side of the world
@@nicky2982 WAIT.............................its relatable to me in India.
@@sanjaykrishnannair8153 our pm has a graduation degree....
Wow, I had no idea this was happening in Mongolia. The pictures you usually see of Mongolia are of beautiful mountainsides and smiling people.
pleinair the problem arises every winter and get forgotten in spring
The media amirite
only in winter the capital is faced with pollution. Countryside has no pollution at all.
Beautiful mountainsides and smiling people are in the countryside. This is the city.
China invaded Mongolia
We humans, right now are digging ourselves into our own graves.
Estarossa lol
@@laide3184 That's not funny...
ariality yeah it is 😂 so funny
Yup
Wanna be the first one or I'll finish mine?
Way more people need to know about this. It’s so, so important.
I agree. Start at home and lead by example. Prolly the best you and I can do.
I'm from mongolia and the air is muchhhhh beter now i remeber we are always forsed to wear masks before corona now it's getting WAY beter
Mongolian here! The air pollution got much better throughout these years! What we're dealing with now is covid and we're doing that pretty well
I think trees will save it
@@cinnamontoast4192 nope not trees 😶😶😶
imagine having asthma in this ;(
「 Descencious 」 I would die I’m going to the doctor about my Asthma right now
natural selection
A Doughnut if you asthma genius?
A Doughnut I was questioning that last thing u said
U would most likely die because I have asthma and I can hardly breathe without my pump and some times it gets as bad as me going to the hospital and being put on a machine
And I thought that my super mouldy cheap house and my mould allergy were bad...this makes me so sad, though. Mongolia is a beautiful country, and it’s sad that it’s being reduced like this. In fact, the state of the whole world is incredibly sad.
mold can kill ya! one spot on your lung and your done!
Actually mould is still very bad. If not treated that can also cause permanent damage to anyone breathing that air.
Incredible journalism - this reporter is particularly fantastic.
Grace Healy i know want to discuss it more , what’s your ig ?
Agree. He's my favorite from UW. I wish he covered more.
AOCLIVE wtf u weird ass
Both him and his brother Louis are amazing journalists!
i cried when the mom said she will protect her child... she's the best mom ever and her little baby boy is so loved
We do have trees, its just that in winter they lose their leaves, so they cant carry out photosynthesis and clean the air. Winter is the worst season and considering thats half the year, its pretty bad. We even have laws where parents are obligated to carry their children in their arms outside because the really polluted air is heavier and stays at ground level. I remember once my aunt had to stay at our summer house an hour outside the city because her newborn child was at risk of respitory infection. My 2,3 year old cousins constantly have health problems and one of my relatives had throat cancer. It never used to be like this in my childhood and its slowly seeping into our lives. I am really thankful that you brought this to attention.
Yeah, but if somehow the trees don't lose their leaves they turn grayish color which is pretty messed up
ya
Evergreens
Alex Wongalong And evergreens are native to Mongolia? Lmao.
Trees are covering only 8% of the country, territory of which is approximately the size of half europe. So, nope. No trees!
Russia has plenty of natural gas right next door. If Daddy Vladdy wanted to do a genuine humanitarian PR move, he might send a pipeline to allow Mongolia to develop economically and they could export more of their coal to places that have clean coal technology. What a sad situation. Truly heartbreaking.
Russia's economic struggle can be largely blamed on sanctions from the west. China and Russia are on pretty good terms. They could work together to help this neighbor. This is all just wishful thinking though.
Of course Russia could do that, but trust me when I say that while it might be a good PR move for the international community, it will also be a huge blow to Putin's popularity in Russia. Don't underestimate the western sanctions, most of Russia's exports go to Europe, the people are poor enough that seeing the government support another country's economy basically pro bono will just cripple the trust in the government. TL;DR Putin definitely will not do that
Maria G all countries do it. China doesn't completely have their house in order but the dump billions into infrastructure on foreign soil for there own economic interests.
China's biggest economic partners don't sanction them to hell. China's economy has been steadily improving, while Russia's is taking one blow after another because of the sanctions. For China's population, life is (economically) getting better and better with each year, while in Russia it's just getting worse. It's really not comparable
US and Europe indirectly destroying Mongolia.
Omg i have been watching unreported world for about a month and I never thought they will came to mongolia but they did and it’s sad seeing our country about air pollution
Bau Jangjangboomboom this is very sad. I'm so sorry you have to live in these conditions. And the poor babies. 😥😰😷😷
Virgin Gigolo when it’s winter you can barely see the front car when you’re walking and we have to wear masks and go outside sometimes the throat hurts when i came from vacation from countryside. Summer it’s not that bad
Hellcat Hellcat i know. It’s horrible. And many people plant trees and try to fight for the pollution. Even people protest that it’s hard to breath. Many people catch cold in winter. Now in school the most talked situation is air pollution. Mongolians are making eco stove that we hope it will improve the air pollution
Bau Jangjangboomboom why is it worse in winter ?
because they have to heat the rooms
My son was suffering from the health issues in New Delhi.... I was forced to move to Germany just to save him from pollution.. I can feel the pain of the parents
Ay man brother that fucking sucks mate. The fact that you and your son had to move to Germany to escape Air pollution is sad.
I’ve studied Mongolia a lot, and was always so interested in something that was once the most powerful empire in the world. How absurd, that it has turned into this due to the lack of the government’s care. They have coal as their only resort for now. The government has to fix this, and all it takes is just hard work and simple measures like for example, solar panels. It will be hard to fix this but it’s such a big problem, so they should start working on it. Immediately. why can’t they even breathe air? The earth has turned this way due to us and all we can do is record, film, comment, try to seem smart by commenting different options or seeming pitiful. I do it too, but I am genuinely worried about these places. Is there any way we can actually fix these problems instead of talking about the shitty government or the concerns?
- qt idk what to do but my family members have found some other ways to keep warm aside from using coal and that has put the coal use down at least a little bit. However I doubt that most people can afford a lot and where my family and friends were from were the richer parts so they had cleaner coal. I doubt they’d help others who are struggling though
I wish someone would invent a kind of filter that turns carbon doixide into oxygen.
I can see your point, but sometimes I cant understand, why people always blaming the government? look at Japanese, I think the citizens themselves take responsibilities - responsible individual, responsible society. what can the government do, if every house contribute to pollution? they need the warmth. can they even afford a solar panel for a house? can every house stop using the stove? .. I just don't know how this problem can be solved..
@@echidnatsukiremuru7217 That would be cool! Again, must take a lot of money..
@@second_second_ imagine every cars,chimney,motors,anything that produce smoke on their exhaust there is filter attached to it's hole.
A simple poverty problem but so many people here blaming on the coal. Just ask yourself, giving their poor financial state, without coal, how do people survive the cold? Look around, no grass, no trees, and certainly can't afford electricity.
well you know, there are cleaner ways of producing heat than raw coal. However, the actual solution to this problem is simply for the government to build an electric grid and get everyone one it. The question is: how to 1) afford that and 2) get enough people organized to actually do that. Maybe it's just me, but that minister sounded like he had an idea.
Regardless, how to effect political change 101:
tell a woman that she's having reproductive problems because of external factors
tell a father his kids aren't safe.
put so many babies in the hospital that the nurse cries.
Normally UW reports on cases that are pretty hopeless. There are a lot of possible futures for Mongolia, but continuing like this isn't one of them.
hey! im from mongolia and thats rude ! if you were mongolian you would understend !!!!!! and its winter!!!!!!! of cours its cold!!!!!!!!
and we can afford electricity some of us like to live in the wild!!!!! and there are houses that are made out of bricks !!!!! 😤😡👿👿👿👿👿👿
The financial class is too divided there is only poor and rich people in mongolia no in between and the state too corrupt
They are poor but are very clean and tidy , really proud of them , poor ppl fro Asia and Africa must learn from Mongolia
It hurts to hear kids crying ‘ooow ouch ouch ooow oouch ‘ in mongolia
It breaks my heart
Hoàng Nguyên china uses everyone up like a snotty tissue.
Hoàng Nguyên wtf how come ????? omg still can't forget 1979 ? now show me every statistics that explain the fault of China on Mongolia's pollution. vraiment t'es con.
Hoàng Nguyên i don't think China still has the interest to invade Vietnam anymore... also from 200BC to know, China has been invaded by different clans, ethnicities so Han chinese is not only at fault lol. anyway dude, hate the government, not the civilians. i don't like China regime either.
Almighty God is mad to the whole world. People r busy making or looking for money.god bless them all,especially the children's. .
@Hoàng Nguyên But vietnam was a french colony
Man I wish humans realize what they're doing to earth.. it is slowly dying..
Earth isn't dying it's just becoming hostile to human life. The earth we renew it's self. It may take millions of years and we certainly won't be around but we will never kill the earth. We are just killing our current ecosystem the current earth. Earth as we know it will die. But earth we bounce back once us (earth's cancer) die out.
COVID-19 to the rescue!
Humans do realize what they are actually doing, they‘re just ignorant
@@kerryirwin881 yeah. There isnt really anything wrong with the earth itself or with plants and stuff dying. Its only bad for our survival
The earth will not die. We will.
Omg this is depressing to watch all these poor precious babies and to see them suffer it’s sad to watch😳😳😔😔😔😭😭😭😭😭
Great journalism and integrity in this investigation. This is the kind of news I'm missing in my day to day. Thank you!
Thanks very much! Kate (Producer & Director of the film)
Keep up the great work!
this i the kind of news we call world news. fuck bbc and cnn on their fakeness
Unreported World and Al Jazeera have very good Documentaries. I think they are one of the few that capture the problem as it is. Extremly spot on
Kate Hardie Buckley thank you so much for producing a film like this about my country, it really does mean a lot to me to raise awareness about issues like these that people don’t know about
The babies, the animals, the pollution. Heartbreaking and hard to watch😰😰😰
salt life marcel said the first dead creatures were a pony and two calves...not foals
This is heartbreaking. Those poor animals. When he said" if they lay down too long they die" really got me. 😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😓
Seeing all those kids in pain 😢 and no I'm not crying my eyes are just sweating a lot
Why do these people continue to have babies when they know how polluted the air is?😠
InfiniteLoop because it’s animal instinct to pass your genes
@@JoeMama-yb7ws That's not a good enough reason. They can use contraceptive devices
InfiniteLoop wouldn’t you want to have a kid so you can spread your genes
@@JoeMama-yb7ws no.
This breaks my heart i know how those sick children feel this year i had pneumonia 3 months in a row and ACS (Acute chest syndrome) at the same time. ACS is pneumonia plus a sick cell disease crisis in your lungs. It is very painful i wish i could do something no one should feel that type of pain especially children who have developing lungs still. 😭💔
😳
Air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution.... What else does Mother Earth have to suffer from our human causes.... :(
Aung Chan Min And some people accuse the gays or asexuals of trying to end the human population. There is no way to end the human population but I guess it would be nice if they could, right. The world doesn’t need us anymore.
We are slowly murdering her. My heart is tearing apart seeing my mother nature dying slowly. 😥
Also noise pollution
Aung Chan Min
In Russia mother land is better than small mongolia
We've taken to space now. Space junk is a serious problem, and it was done under the principle of economic growth and irresponsibility.
I wonder how beautiful the view is if the smog of pollution would disappear, just imagine the beautiful sunsets and sunrises over there what a shame
This has happened in Mongolia within the past 15 years. It was not like this before that. However, they have lost pasture land due to lack of water and have had to forfeit their nomadic lifestyle. This has forced them into sedentary life near cities and doing things like this to survive. Mongolians had a healthy, organic lifestyle until drastic climate changes devastated their lands.
Things are changing. Look at the new photos of Mongolia. The pollution is almost gone and thanks to soon-to-come Russian gas, the pollution will no longer be an issue.
Exactly let hope the government does something
Robert Mendbayar That sounds nice, Haven’t been back to Mongolia in 2 years and going back in 2 days can’t wait to see if it has actually improved that much
It breaks me that I've never seen how beautiful this country is Because of all the pollution for the last 10 years
Im From Mongolia. Nowdays, that's the biggest problem in Ulaanbaatar. Mongolian government not take an attention with air pollution. Because They live Little bit far from City Centre (Air pollution).They Just think of them selves and never thinking about city development Just eat money travel around the world.But currently I don't live in Mongolia.Im Just Really Worrying about Mongolian Future - (Fun Fact Mongolian Air pollution Lesser than Beijing Air pollution)
*@*Rick Style* ...
Are you sure? I am living in Beijing, and there is no air pollution In the last two years. How did you come to this conclusion? I am very sorry, Mongolia should combat desertification, otherwise the winter and spring sandstorms will hit northern China and south Korea and Japan, they come to blame China pollution.
Beijing air polution around 300-400 and Mongolia 800-999
Ekram Hosen Could you give me reference please ?
Can Mongolian change their goverment?
What's sad is the fact that this man is working hard to run his own business. Not only is the air so polluted that the children are suffering but the noodles are probably toxic as well.
jab observes it is indeed, the flour must be mixed with some kind of toxic powder/stuff idk, I got sick from it once.
And there are all kinds of fake products brought from china in big amounts (rice, egg, chicken etc...) People struggling to survive buy those stuff, as it is cheap.
You know the air pollution is not some kind of chemical that is toxic its harmful little dust particle that harms us so the food is not toxic
@@asuri5298 it is toxic and very harmful but its not a bacterica irs gas so its not transmitted through food
It harms "things" with a respiratory system
*@*jab observes* ~Quite right...!
The pollution only affects the breathing, not really the food (unless you ingest a bunch of coal)
Basically, Mongolia has to develop to survive. But the government is doing nothing while the resources and the citizen slowly die.
The people AND the government are at fault
Government is corrupted and they also borrowed loans from IMF
Their way of life is slowly ending - this is horrible.
I know this is small, but its amazing how he’s walking around in a thick coat and the little girl is a long sleeve shirt, leggings and some booties
I'm Russian and I could probably walk around in a jacket some jeans and boots if I was there
I'm Norwegian lol
@@sano8172 We are siblings
@@sano8172 Children of the cold😂
@@Enafa666 We still have the 2nd[formerly 1st] coldest capital tho, so suck on that i guess.
These stories make you appreciate your world, a bit more. Thank you!
The little kids
Crying makes me
Want to cry so badly
"The only way to breath fresh air is to leave the city"😢
they sound like they are speaking a mythical language, It's like korean, russian and chinese mixed together
Also known as mongolian
@@baeyensraphael3902 oml 🤣🤣🤣
tiim sonogdood baigaa ym uu
I learn Russian and i was surprised at how little it sounds Russian
it sounds so unique
These babys are the cutest tho
ipiesings believe me, mongolian babies are one of the chubbiest babies ever !!!!!!
Well all the babies are cute, don't be a baby racist
Yupppp look at those cheeky pinkie cheeks 💚💚💚😌
Nap alm hahaha baby racist 😂
Nap alm not all are cute. sorry but i did saw some really ugly babies.
Mongolia -- the world's most sparsely populated country experienced air pollution?! Unbelievable.
jay fawn I know eh!
well when you have corrupt ceo's on government that's what u get
jay fawn Almost half of the population lives in the capital city Ulaanbataar
Ulaanbaatar is surrounded by 4 mountains. The mountains make unpossible for the air circulation. That's why the smog is trapped in the city.
Am Mongolian. The main problem is our country's harsh environment. Because its so excruciatingly cold, we have to burn wood, coal, anything to stay warm in the winter. The Smog in the winter is just unbearable.
It seems like another case of government neglecting its people. Why not set up a solar panel facility or wind turbines. They already have the room to set up solar panels with all the unused land. The farmers would also benefit from greenhouses to grow hay. Imagine when these kids that have lung problems throughout their lives grow up incapable of joining the work force due to health issues. Mongolia will have aging population to care for AND a whole generation unable to work and need constant health care.
The government is poor there. Those solutions include massive cost and grid work.
I am a Mongolian living in the capital and it feels like the capital is abandoned. Politicians just talk and talk but do nothing and wait for summer. However neighbor cities, for example Darkhan city has massive solar panels which supports city's thermal power plant. So it makes electricity cheap and less pollution from cooling towers.
Besides it's clear that small city has better administration than capital and state government - shame for them!
JFY: Name of capital is Ulaan baatar (Red Hero) given by Comintern during the Soviet era but nowadays it has an unofficial name Utaan baatar (Smoke Hero).
Im from Mongolia and I agree
We don't have the resources and money for that and about the goverment you are right
MW S I agree, our government is too selfish by not caring about their citizens at all
I’m Mongolian and I know all of this it gets so bad in winter that you can actually taste the smoke (or air pollution) I live in urban area far away from those slums but still it’s so bad even though I live in Mongolia I still don’t know how it feels to be there in winter my family has summer house there and I was glad that I was born in this family :( I wish I could do something about it it’s not just Mongolia it’s the whole earth 🌏
I'm not even 10% into this comment and i am already about to cry
Too sad. In my imagination Mongolia is the land of blue sky
I live in Russia and it's just breaks my heart. Our city - Ulan-Ude is a capital of Republic of Buryatia in Russia, I'm sure you heard once about that city. Ulan-Ude use the same technology for warming and pollution is kinda killing people now, making us struggling from different diseases and cancer especially. I was in Moscow and I was shocked , air in Moscow so fresh compare to Ulan-Ude , I just realized how bad is our polluted air.
@@АннаМалеева-ю9н my grandparents are from buryatia:)
@@itshry edit: the government is trying to change the whole thing. they switched the coal to other kind of coal or something
Ways we could save earth:
Plant more trees 🌲
Pickup your own garbage and volunteer in cleaning operations in your city or community
Make sure your car or motorcycle doesn’t have black smoke coming out of it
Save water 💧
Recycle ♻️
We need more disciplined people
Please don’t take life for granted, because some people can’t live it because of an illness caused by pollution.
We don't need to save earth cuz earth ain't dying. Our species could be dying tho. Earth has survived way harder than this and we just killing ourselves with makeing the earth inhabitant for our species lol
But yea it's pretty sad people are dying because of pollution🤷🏻♀️
At this point trees can't save us now
sxfty. Yeah.
mrs. alexandra yeah.
sxfty. Well i guess it won’t hurt trying.
Britain dealt with this exact crisis many years ago. I am sure they could back through their archives and pin down all the ways they were able to get rid of the coal burning and clean up the pollution. They could be a great help to Mongolia right now.
But you know. Brittian is world super power and Mongolias not
Mongolia doesn't have the resources or funds.
Tserenlhagva Ganbold Britain isn’t powerful lol.
Don't be stupid, of course they are.
Kenni Mac Whatever you say smart guy.
I think Mongolia should go at their own paste at developing their country instead of trying to catch up with other modernize countries around the world, and spend the wealth on their people.
If we don’t modernize mongolia will be seen as weak and will be an easy country to take over
@@doradorahaisai NO, take your own pace and time. Eventually you will reach it man.
Organise protests like there is no tomorrow, you must have friends and siblings that care about
this issue. Include as many people as possible, do it as often as possible. Your government
will start to notice........That is the power of a democracy - The people are in charge.
the babies crying made my cry alot.... I feel so bad..We are so lucky to have fresh air and good oxygen...Our earth is slowly dying
shut up lol
nerd
@@sweetiehearts8339 god your name is so ironic
Sweetie Hearts
I disliked every single one of ur videos :)
One day not only this country will be polluted.....
Every country in the world will be polluted......
We have to save the earth from this.....
Seeing that baby struggling to breathe even with the tubes really breaks my heart. I cannot imagine breathing in polluted air everyday :(
I’ve been living here in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for about 4 years now. My two children quite often have to go to the hospital because of the air pollution. The situation is really critical!
Hey, if you don't mind me asking, it's 4 yrs later, so are you guys doing okay? Much love from Florida 🌴❣️🦩
Yes, we are doing good, thanks for asking. We left Mongolia in 2019, now we are living in Tokyo, Japan. Blessings!
@@yuregramacho9478 AYYY! Thank you for sharing! ❤️💯. That's awesome 😎
It breaks my heart seeing this children dying to breathe. The government NEEDS to do something about this.
The pollution was already so high two years ago, imagine right now 2020. They have to deal with air pollution AND Covid 19. These are hints that Mother Nature is in pain. Let's work together to help her
💜
yes we should, as soon as biden is president he is gonna help the earth. we need to save the earth.
Mongolia hasn't had community transmission, I repeat, zero transmission. It's probably one of the safest places to be in right now in terms of COVID.
@@dani-rz7fs lmfaooo yeah sure Biden has alternative motives
Poor earth
Without us earth would of been better......
What a beautiful language, like a mixture of Russian and Arabic..... I feel for the people living in this air, unfortunately it is a dilemma, every house needs heat but the source is coal which causes terrible pollution...
I can hear a resemblance to Russian but not Arabic.
fvris I don't speak Arabic, I only hear the sounds they make with the throat and teeth sound similar to what Mongolian words require, and pronunciation sounds similar to Russian. :)
komorebi木漏れ日 The Mongolian language isn't related to Russian nor to Arabic. They use the Cyrillic alphabet though
Mongolian is actually closer related to Turkish than any other major language. Two languages still share many vocabularies. However, the dialect/pronunciation diverged so long ago that neither of their native speakers can understand each other.
komorebi木漏れ日 That's true, I noticed the pronunciation of gh, q, kh غ، ق، خ sounds in Arabic in their conversations.
They seem wonderful people these Mongolians
we are
Most of them are however they have almost no rules (or well not that I know of)
My heart broke watching this:( I am a mongolian myself however, I am studying overseas....I wish I could do something to help as my family members are all there:( I really hope the government and health organisations would take action on this issue. It is really heartbreaking to watch this but it encourages me to study harder and hopefully help millions of people in and out of Mongolia.
Urangua Khuyagbaatar buy some electric heaters and encourage your neighbourhood there to use it.
Deependra Kushwaha What if they don't have money?
Their govt. Should make a policy...
To provide them...on cheap rates.
I cried so much watching this but you’re right, it is motivating in the sense that it will make me study harder so that I could find a way to help everyone back home
Your English is excellent. You grew up in Mongolia?
I've been to Ulaanbaatar myself, and all I can tell is this is a serious problem there. The biggest problems keeping city air polluted are geography, coal and insane amount of vehicles as per I saw. The city is surrounded by mountains which keeps to pollutants inside the city. The people use coal extensively for heating. Also I saw some coal power plants inside the city that could seriously contribute to the problem. The traffic in the city is insane. It looks like almost everybody ride a car there. The congestion is unbearable so sometimes we walked instead trapping inside a taxi or a bus for hours. No doubts all the pollutants made by the cars are also contributing to the problem. I hope Mongolia could solve their problem in the future.
this is probably one of the most depressing unreported world episodes I've watched so far (a tie with the trash filled river in Indonesia). This breaks my heart so much to watch. Just puts everything into perspective. Of course your problems matter just as much and you should remedy your problems, but it's good to also realize how well off you are and how things could be so much worse.
Makes me wish I could just give the entire world a big helpful hand :(
This is sad
5:58...is that man seriously smoking? Living in one of the most polluted places and he still smokes?? Wow. Just wow.
He’s probably warming his hands with his breath
Nah you can see the cigarette in his mouth
x Sonoma x I don’t
5:54
x Sonoma x no you don’t your trying to make the man look bad
I’m Mongolian but doesn’t live in Mongolia and now I see this and I feel bad. Not for myself but for my family and others. :(
The doctor was wiping her eyes almost holding back her tears for children's suffer. Made me sad too.
Same
I live in mongolia but we might immigrate to America my sister Munkhjin is in Washington DC and
Seeing my beloved country in a state like this with people both young and old suffering so badly because of this pollution is heartbreaking, I hope that one day Mongolia may become a cleaner area that safe. Keep fighting Mongols!💕
They should plant trees everywhere
Well some are but that doesn't help much and trees really don't grow there.
Trakais latvietis LV nu labdien
The air and the environment isnt enough to sustain the life of a plant in mongolia
😑we do have a lot of trees in mongolian
I don't think trees filter coal dust.
That was so hard to watch; More grateful for the clean air I have !
Thank you for posting these documentaries...I never thought other parts of the world has these problem. I am living in the Philippines and I thought we have the worst air polution till I saw this...
I pray and hope that Mongolia can overcome this problem for their future generations. 🙏
My heart sank when the air purifier didnt work
Poor babies 😭
This is so upsetting to watch! How can a nation that once was the most powerful empire in the world, now its people are dying by the fault of a government
Because our politicians are greedy bunch of smooth talkers. Precisely the kind of people Chinggis khan hated.
They are fluent in bullshit and ignorant citizens get mesmerized by their sugar-speech.
The Mongolian empire wasn't as big as it was because of superior knowledge, fine politics or the rule over all trade between regions. No, they simply knew how to conquer by force and stay in control by having the right people in charge of the conquered areas. Their armies were superior compared to those of their opponents and they were quick to get around. If you actually look into the fall of the empire you will see that it was a rather quick thing. They never established major settlements in their conquered regions and resumed the nomad life. It's not like they were a major super power even in the 15th century anymore. A rapid rise to glory mostly thanks to Genghis Khan and a rapid fall to become just another topic briefly discussed in history classes.
jokuihmehyyppa
Even with proper administration, it is still hard to efficiently rule over that vast area with various religions and cultures.
If you think otherwise, then go prove it yourself (before AI does).
@@Todsor And that's exactly what they lacked resulting in a quick downfall of the empire. They were "screwed" the moment Genghis Khan died and couldn't hold control over the conquered land.
Manchus used the modified version of traditional Mongolian script before abandoned it for Hanzi.
Most Evenks are in Siberia thus they speak better Russian than Mandarin and they are genetically closer to Canadian natives than Han Chinese.
EDIT: I don't understand what you are trying to say unless you are pushing China on us.
This is my absolute favorite documentary. It's truly an eye-opener of a video. Great job, Unreported World.
This is so sad... Seeing those poor babies suffering and all those people. I really hope this gets fixed. No one deserves to live like this.
Mungun has an incredible mother and especially father. All that money..all that effort. He's a good no great man.
So what’s their Government doing about it?? It’s painful to watch babies failing to breathe:-((
They've increased the number of hospital beds for children, and invested in some air purifiers in these wards. The government has also pledged to invest in clean energy, and in 2013, approved of a plan to redevelop the gers (the coal burning tents) into apartments--but these plans have been put on hold due to a rising economic crisis. So in summary: not much, but you can't really blame them when they just don't have the money for it.
I feel for the father. he's trying to be provide better living for his children. while at the same time facing things like this.
My head breaks for the mother and baby. When my son was 6 months old he got RSV and I remember how terrifying it was to listen to him struggling to breathe. He was in the hospital for over a week and I never left his side and was sick with worry.
I pray for all the poor children breathing that air in and getting sick.
This is so sad. There’s so many things that could be done to solve it but obviously the government couldn’t care less
not kaitlyn because the government is corrupted....
Holy Crap. And, I thought Alaska was really cold.
Disgustingly selfish that these adults would choose to bring children into that polluted world, and then act upset at what the children are going through.
Now I feel like I can't breathe. I knew I shouldn't have watched this.
Yeah its psychological. I feel the same
Ash Doe ikr
@@salmaumar5750 come to delhi bro which should be named as dad of pollution
Ash Doe Imagine what they feel. What they go through.
4 years passed after this documentay.Hope sistuation is better because just watching it made my heart ache:(
We need climate justice and we need it now
who else cried while watching this...
poor children, they deserve much more...
It's a crime and heart breaking to see, and those responsible needs real justice...
LSF PV but who is responsable here... its their only real choose if they don't want to freeze
Royal Stag really do you think that they are burning industrial waste , come on please with no disrespect open your eyes.
LSF PV Yeah but some of them are poor and its all they can afford to keep warm
LSF PV Don't be blind, it has nothing to do with industry... It wouldn't even have such a strong result...
LSF PV Idiot, did you even pay attention watching this?
Send this video to lots of news channels. Perhaps there will be more attention for the problem worldwide ! This is a awful situation not only for them but for the whole world since we all live on this planet together.
If Genghis Khan could see this, I bet even a man like him would weep with what his motherland has become 😔
Metal Head0421 well he’s responsible for most of these people lmao
@@vladislav_aleksandrov2761 he was
That man was a monster.
Just a TH-cam Channel
Also a hero.
@@justayoutubechannel1756 he was great
It's so scary to have kids these days...
If Mongolia stops electing ex-wrestlers for President maybe there will be a change.
The goverment in Mongolia is corrupt af, there is no such thing as "if the people would've elected better then...". They can't do shit against the rich assholes there...
Mrs R every corrupted af bro
literally most of Mongolia is ex wrestlers
Fucking idiot. The old presidents were corrupt fuckers. Our new president is doing so much for our country. Be ashamed of yourself.
@@pebble.s Th real problem is the gang of 76.
Thanks for having tried to help the familie
Oh my god this is so incredibly sad and depressing. Those poor people and their children and animals. This really puts things in perspective and makes our problems seem so minuscule.
Thanks for showing up this and letting us know about this ! 🙏🤚
this is extremely sad .
This is so heartbreaking. It's so bare in the countryside, it's just a frozen wasteland. I hope the nomadic family managed. :(
Are there any ways we can help the people there? Gofundme page?
There is no way.
Sadly there isn't much you can do for the pollution because they have to use coal heat up their houses.
The Only Way is if Russia or China Help Mongolia to Setup Nuclear Power Plants (and also fund it coz Mongolia is a poor country). Then they will get Energy without any Pollution as its the Cleanest Source of Energy.
Only if it was that simple. The main problem is not the coal power plants, it is people who live off of the central utility grid burn coal at their home for heating and cooking purposes. And to solve that problem, the country needs extensive capital funds to rebuild the whole city
All I Know is that Nuclear energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy.. But It'l require huge amount of Money to Build a single power plant. So COuntry like Russia should help its neighbour Country with this as they are very advanced in making nuclear power plant.Using Coal as an Energy Source is very much harmful at this point of time in Mongolia.
Props to the parents for leaving the city for their child
There is a high demand for gas energy but the demand far exceeds supply. The result is people, especially poor people, still have to burn coal. Which results in horrible air pollution.
This is why coal is bad ya'll. It boggles my mind that there are idiot leaders in the world hell bent on reverting back to such an unclean source of energy when there are cleaner, more efficient alternatives.
Coal is bad for the environment, but it is cheap. The infrastructure needed to find/create and process coal is already in place all around the world; in contrast, the infrastructure needed for cleaner energy sources does not exist in many countries, and would require very high capital and time investment to create.
Implementing clean energy is also very difficult if you think about the politics of it. Creating clean energy facilities throughout the country would take several decades. During this construction phase, not only is the government losing money to pay for the project, but many people who work in coal-related industries will lose their jobs, creating political discontent. Additionally, both the government and its citizens would not be able to reap any health/environmental benefits from the facility until years--maybe even decades--after the CONSTRUCTION of the facility.
Meanwhile, the average political term is, what? 8 years? 10? A leader can implement a clean energy plan, but if her constituents do not gain anything from it by the time it's re-election season (and they most likely won't), they will vote for someone else, and the plan will fall through.
TL;DR: coal is cheap. Clean energy isn't--at least, not at first. And most people don't have the funds, or the patience, to support a multi-decade clean energy project.
Poverty is the problem. Also cold weather (a complex of all kinds of problems i guess)
mongolia has no alternative, most of their country is non arable steppes and deserts
we burn peat. its supposed to be "renewable" energy form. about as much as gasoline.
This is why poverty is bad “y’all”
I am crying... This breaks my heart entirely... God please help this world.
Sometimes all you can do is pray.. And man oh man, I am praying hard for Mongolians.. 😪🙏❤
aww
sweet nomka xoxo you better start offering alternatives or solution instead for asking a sky lord to help you...
If god was real then he would help since he is all benevolent but since he is not then we need to start to be independent and not ask this “God” to fix problems we created
Thanks for ur prayers
It melts my hearth when i see child crying😭😢😢😢 Lord have mercy to them..
This is heart breaking to watch 😞
Thank you for spreading the pain i felt through
What would happen if someone were to build a HUGE solar panel area. One that could power the entire capital. They could build it outside the city where the sun is stronger and get more electricity.
But who would fund and want to upkeep it :/
JJboyson government.
Not Emir Rahic when Mongolians think their country is better than china and they are superior than Chinese, then that’s not gonna happen.
Not Emir Rahic We were attacked by Mongolia for a long history. Why should we help the one who kill our people and never apologize?
Not Emir Rahic how could government or anyone afford that
The pollution is so high, I can't dream of being there even a day, with my asthma and breathing issues.