That's Why Mongols Can't Live on 99.7% of Their Territory

[@martinfoster5163]

Great video. It’s pretty accurate. I’m a British expat and live in a ger camp with my Mongolian wife. We live in the mountains only 36km from Ulaanbaatar (UB). So we have the benefit of clean air, no traffic, no people (except invited guests and tourists) but can still go shopping or socializing in UB. It takes 1 hour to get to the center of UB without traffic but traffic jams can push that to 3 hours, if you time it wrong. We have all the modern conveniences. Grid electricity and Starlink for internet make it quite tolerable even in winter. We’re warmer in winter than UB but not by much. We hit -35C in Dec/Jan at night but the sunny days make it lovely for about 6 hours.

[@JTA1961]

Thanks for sharing.

[@CaesarRenasci]

What if you need a doctor?

[@martinfoster5163]

@@CaesarRenasciwe’d just drive to the nearest town’s clinic (13km) or to the nearest city hospital (26km). An ambulance would be tricky because we live off road, half way up a mountain.

[@kevinnickel7529]

Dude..that sounds absolutely amazing. the older I get, the more I long for absolute isolation with my loved ones. I'm in the states and I'll be looking at some foreclosed properties in Appalachia in the coming weeks for a homestead. I'm not sure i would be that comfortable living so close to China in a country with no real military to speak of(comparatively speaking) But I believe you have the right idea. Good luck out there, broseph.

[@andanssas]

Just subscribed to you Martin, please post more content about your life in there. Do you still teach English? Can you tell us how hard/easy is living there? Planning family/kids?

[@sagarah8217]

The Gobi desert, get sun fried and frost bite in the same day

[@Rick-ih7wp]

Wyoming much?

[@grandyhynes1636]

Sooo... you suffer from climate psychosis.

[@treyshawnee]

​@grandyhynes1636 nice 😂😂😂😂😂

[@caroldean2596]

lol, I remember coming out of a bar in UB in early June to find we were having a snow storm! It's a tough country for sure!

[@theodoresmith5272]

North Africa is the same in winter. Some American deserts and I would think Australia

[@Just0wnedEsport]

Thanks for making a video on my home country. Couple things: 1. People in Ulaanbaatar DO want to live in regular houses or apartments with a comfort of heating, running water and electricity. 16:10 implies otherwise, which is wrong. It is mainly because of poverty people can't afford to do so. 2. About yurt for rent, those airbnb offers seem like a bad deal (at least how you described it). Tourism industry is actually one of the few aspect of Mongolian economy that is progressing each year and there are a lot of travel agency companies where you can get much better accommodations nowadays. Anyways, pretty well done video! And traffic jam and air pollution is indeed a HUGE problem in Ulaanbaatar. It sucks to live here lmao

[@furerorban1488]

Thanks for making a video on my home voice on my home boy

[@BanzodoAndarilho]

@@Just0wnedEsport the hugest problem is corruption though, it's the mother of all others but it comes from the very nature of the people. I envisage no solution within a foreseeable time frame.

[@notmyrealname977]

How friendly are Mongolians to foreigners like Americans and Europeans? Is it a safe place for us to visit?

[@patrickdurham8393]

I'm tiring of the constant climate change "facts" inserted in every video.

[@Rick-ih7wp]

This is an example of why we should NEVER get our information from the "media."

[@IndianSummer20]

Mongolia has one of the most beautiful and talented singers in the world. Her name is Sagim Beibitshilik, and she lives in the West of the country, in the region that is called Bayan-Ølgii. The meaning of which I think is beautiful valley, gorgeous valley, or something like that. She is of Kazakh origin. She lives where Mongolia is not far from Kazakhstan. Her music is mostly folk music inspired. She is a great singer and a great beauty. Fantastic lady. ❤️

[@bitey6709]

Life's too short to wait for this bloke to get to the point.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

Haha I fell asleep listening to this video. I just woke up and I still don't know the answer.

[@chupacabra304]

1) 4:32 landlocked no large bodies of water 2) 4:38 harsh weather all year 3) north is mountains , west is desert or grassy plains South is Gobi Desert 4) 6:27 probably the biggest reason is the soil , poor soil quality, permafrost covers much of the area , combined with global warming that isn’t good :( 5) 7:44 food

[@TheRealZombieWizard]

@@chupacabra304 Will this be on the test professor?

[@chupacabra304]

@@TheRealZombieWizard expect anything covered to be on the exam

[@HandleTakenlol]

Right?

[@ericbrock4340]

The "temperature extremes" you note, -40F to +104F... Sounds like North Dakota to me. -from Duluth, MN

[@EQ_EnchantX]

Haha, sounds a lot like Duluth to me...minus the +104F part. Hello fellow survivor, "Winter is Coming".

[@thecatcameback3921]

Sounds like Saskatchewan, Canada, directly North Of North Dakota eh?

[@kayakMike1000]

​@@thecatcameback3921 I was a pirate on the mighty Saskatchewan. I was stealing wheat and barley, and all the other grain. But now winer is a coming and a chill is in the breeze, so my pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze!

[@kzenn2000]

They need some bison.

[@xacap2011]

North dakota's weather is Mongolian spring.

[@MidMo4020]

I know Mongolia has a metal band called The Hu.. they F’n ROCK🤘🏻🔥 It’s music to terrify and destroy and pillage stuff by 🤘🏻🔥☠️🎸

[@JTA1961]

Hu ~☆~ knew

[@jesebsp]

Love them

[@TwoBassed]

Only recently discovered their music, immediately hooked!

[@tento2945]

Р

[@myview5840]

They ruled 1/3of the world with horses and bows, now they got motorbikes and guns, be nice to them 😊

[@furerorban1488]

Thanks for making a video on my home voice on my home boy. Couple things: 1. People in Ulaanbaatar DO want to live in regular houses or apartments with a comfort of heating, running water and electricity.

[@runnergo1398]

Why did you copy and paste what @Just0wnedEsport said?

[@super-intelligentastrology3572]

why does the thumbnail show masses of skeletons implying genocides???? has nothing to do w that

[@PhantomGanhdi]

Depends on ones interpretation of the image

[@JeannettaJoy]

Well, a lot of Mongolian people were killed of because if Russia and the ting dynasty.

[@super-intelligentastrology3572]

@@JeannettaJoy always interested n a connection between China and Russia... Qing? Tang? Did you see that in the video?

[@HotarusLens]

Very interesting! I've wondered at times why Mongolia was such a large country that you hear NOTHING about on the world stage. About the only time you hear about Mongolia is if you follow Japanese sumo wrestling. A number of grand champions (yokozuna), and other high ranked professional sumo have been from Mongolia because Mongolia has a native form of wrestling that resembles sumo, so really promising young athletes have gone to Japan to train. Mongolia has produced some of the huge names in sumo over the last 15 years like Asashōryū, Hakuhō, Harumafuji, and Terunofuji just to name a few.

[@Dailymailnewz]

Now I know why 3 million of them live in Afghanistan haha. They call themselves Hazara...

[@koshinippo6351]

If you're familiar with the history Mongolians have gone through in the modern era, you can get a glimpse of why there are relatively few active Mongolians on the world stage today. Mongolians are highly adaptable, and most have assimilated into local cultures wherever they reside. Furthermore, those with significant influence are typically individuals who possess both power and wealth or are top performers in specific fields. With a population of just around 10 million scattered across various countries, one of the few places where Mongolians are visibly active is in the Japanese national sport of sumo.

[@Dailymailnewz]

@@koshinippo6351 Well, they were all abroad all the time and mixed with other nations however three millions are also in Afghanistan and they are called hazara but their faces are exactly the same but speak Dari.

[@N0rth_Star]

@@Dailymailnewz evry face is w execpt europepans imo

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country covering 2,724,900 square kilometres. Where as Mongolia covers 1,566,500 square kilometres.

[@johnsmith1953x]

We know. This Watop guy is not too smart.

[@richardkelleher1711]

Kazakhstan, according to Google Maps, borders on the Caspian Sea. While the Caspian Sea does not have any outlets and thus does not connect to any oceans, it does allow you to travel, by water, from Kazakhstan to many other countries. Thus it is NOT landlocked.

[@MakerInMotion]

@@richardkelleher1711 An argument can be made that no access to open ocean means landlocked. It's like saying Vermont isn't landlocked because Lake Champlain straddles the New York Border. But try sending a cargo ship from Europe to a Vermont port.

[@isaacadams5570]

While I would generally speaking agree with your premise, the Caspian sea is about the same size as Kazakhstan which as was pointed out is the 9th largest nation on earth. In light of this I would say that the Caspian Sea is indeed an inland sea and not a lake. This and that it also shares coastline with 5 country's I would say it is not exactly as landlocked as Mongolia is. Nevertheless it is a contentious topic and one that could easily be argued from either side. So just my 2 cents worth. @MakerInMotion

[@acgamerx1005]

@@johnsmith1953xsmartness has nothing to do with this

[@jamesgoode9246]

At 8:42, you state that "75% of the land" in Mongolia "is set aside for pastures." Have you checked the definition of "pasture" ??? A workable Agricultural definition of "pasture" describes land that is actively managed with practices such as controlling weeds and applying lime and fertilizers. Most of Mongolia's land is better described as "rangeland," not "pasture."

[@FiringSquad81]

Where do you live? A place where the soil sucks?

[@jamesgoode9246]

@@FiringSquad81 -- I live in Tennessee. We have many Amish moving into this area as they sell their land in Pennsylvania for a high price, then move here and buy more productive land for a cheaper price.

[@FiringSquad81]

@@jamesgoode9246 Oh so mountains. Much pasture does not require that. But any crap soil would.

[@jamesgoode9246]

@@FiringSquad81 -- WTF are you trying to say ???

[@FiringSquad81]

@@jamesgoode9246 Your soil is rocks and clay huh?

[@svjones2911]

What the heck is it with the weird 'clic-pics' on this channel.

[@lashaunrobinson5274]

Clic-pics ?

[@dandavis8300]

@@lashaunrobinson5274 --What was the thumbnail picture? It looks like a depiction of thousands of people's torsos severed at the waist as part of some highly organized slaughter display.

[@ddbb3195]

Same with canada. Most of the populations are concentrated in cities in the south bcos the northern parts are too cold.

[@MaraTekara]

0:53 it’s not the largest landlocked country. Kazakhstan is.

[@Indium111]

i paused the video to see if anyone else had noticed this error.

[@jamesgoode9246]

Yeah, Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country since it declared independence in 1991. Perhaps the research for this video used very old materials.

[@rape333maxxer]

Kazakhstan borders the Caspian sea

[@onlyonecai]

He's full of errors. The funniest part is he mentioned Antarctica being the second largest "country"

[@Andrew-df1dr]

​@@onlyonecaiTo be fair, he us American.

[@k.kdowning3284]

you only mentioned half of Mongolia, there is inner Mongolia now it belongs to China.

[@onlyonecai]

Nice info, except the narrative is reversed. They were all China. The Outer Mongolia declared independence out of Qing Dynasty/Republic of China thanks to USSR's attempt to weaken China, but Inner Mongolia stayed

[@anizetsu7326]

​@@onlyonecai Weak China is the Best China.

[@BALJINNYAMPUREV-ERDENE]

Uigars and buriads in Russia

[@justsomerandomuser.5866]

@@onlyonecai Thats like saying China was all of Mongolia because they declared independence from the Yuan

[@kylewilliams3031]

@@onlyonecai More like China was Mongolia.

[@heatherbrunner2165]

I appreciate your time that you put into making these videos I used to never miss one of them. But I wish you would go back to the other videos were used to do more about the animals and things like that❤😊

[@mathyeti]

4:03 ... 1.8 square miles is less than 1 percent of Mongolias territory. Something is wrong here. The correct area of U.B. is 1816 sq mi or 4704 sq km; the area of Mongolia is 1,565,000 sq km. You were out by a factor of 1,000 on the aqrea of U.B. - maybe you should try thinking about what you wrote, before you say it? And the area of U.B. is about 0.3% of the whole country - which seems pretty much normal to me. Cheers! ;-)

[@johnlord8337]

Maybe Mongolia could become a massive new greenhouse growing area. Having solar heat overcoming winter temperatures and dry climate environment, and then protecting against extreme summer heats, ... Mongolia could become a great agriculture center.

[@alexfally7962]

It could be possible

[@MrJay_White]

@@alexfally7962 nope. not even close. comically wrong. solar in real winter is just a big plastic tile. or a sideways bucket to fill with snow. and in the temperatures described, gween porrr is a useless delusion. they want to go almeria style agriculture they need portable nuclear like toshiba demonstrated 30 years ago, to get ground source melt water all year round and to stop everything being killed by the cold in winter.

[@IhavenoarmsbutImustGOON-n6e]

Not possible greenhouse growing is rarely profitable. If it could be done, inner monoglia would have done it already.

[@MrJay_White]

@@IhavenoarmsbutImustGOON-n6e almeria spain is one of the most profitable agri sources in the world

[@MrJay_White]

@@IhavenoarmsbutImustGOON-n6e lets see what part of this post is being censored by stupid yoochoob

[@TheRedKnight656]

It’s crazy how much this channel has grown i remember last seeing it with just a couple thousand subscribers I am happy it got more subscribers it deserved it

[@questioneverything8876]

Just saying ,Why travel to Mars? Tech's and scientists could build their massive self propagating domes here and in deserts for a fraction of the cost.

[@arcdecibel9986]

Got to learn some stuff about Mongolia, so a like is well-deserved.

[@JTA1961]

Amen

[@myview5840]

Now look up the rock band the HU, you won't be disappointed. Even if rock isn't your thing.

[@jimroig5576]

I love how the thumbs 👍🏻 spot flashed when he said not to forget

[@koshinippo6351]

In fact, the main areas where Mongolians reside are not limited to Mongolia and Inner Mongolia; they also live in various autonomous Mongolian prefectures and counties in Xinjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Gansu, Qinghai, and Hebei provinces and autonomous regions. In Russia, they are primarily concentrated in Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva, and Altai.Aside from the main areas mentioned above, let’s not forget that we’re in the era of globalization, and Mongolians, being a nomadic people, are also scattered in other countries.

[@YeshuaIsTheTruth]

This has to be one of the strangest channels I've seen in a long time.

[@Richard-f4b4r]

I enjoy your videos and how thorough they are! Also, that little coffee bit and sip usually compels me to pause the video and get my own! Thank you for the video!

[@DuckemperorXD]

Fr

[@dennishansen3241]

Really, I think the coffe machine looks disgusting.

[@Richard-f4b4r]

@ I am not a fan of espresso either. I have a percolator (makes the best coffee), and when I'm lazy I use a French press.

[@removechan10298]

fantastic videos as always, very insightful and not like 99% of videos on youtube. so many great topics covered here, and very complete. if i could ask one small thing: please remove sound effects. like 18:01, the page turn sound is distracting from the speech, thanks!

[@NikolaMladenovic-d6q]

Nobody: Americans: "It's a pretty old city founded in 1639"

[@lacqs9129]

The thumbnail is like hundreds of upper half of a human

[@denverbraughler3948]

* torsos.

[@Victor522482]

You guys looking at the hole, i am focusing on the donut😂😂

[@jamesgoode9246]

At 8:33, where did you get the idea that "only wheat, barley, and potatoes have enough time to mature" in Mongolia? Check on radishes, carrots, cucumbers, carrots, beets, beans, bok choy, lettuce, squash, okra, kale, peas, broccoli, onions, turnips, peppers, zucchini, coriander/cilantro, parsley, mint, sorrel, dandelion, tatsoi, chard, kohlrabi, cabbage, cauliflower, sweet corn, eggplant, small melons, mustard greens, pear tomatoes & cherry tomatoes, strawberries, smaller watermelons, etc. Now, let's also acknowledge that many plants can be sprouted inside, then transplanted outside after the first killing frost. Let's also acknowledge that Mongolia has longer day lengths in summer than much of the world, which should aid in faster growth of plants. Next, let's look at the plants you mentioned -- wheat, barley, potatoes. These plants typically need more than 90 days to mature. If they can successfully be harvested in 90 days, then a world of other plants are also available which we generally think require growing seasons more than 90 days long.

[@komolkovathana8568]

You must have lived and grown /own farm(s) in Mongolia. Or you yourself must be a Mongolian farmer, don't you.??

[@jamesgoode9246]

@@komolkovathana8568 -- No, I just know how to do internet searches for growth times of plants.

[@MadsterV]

@@jamesgoode9246 did you account for lower sun elevation, which means less total sunlight? how about moisture? did you google that?

[@jamesgoode9246]

@@MadsterV -- I didn't consider how high in the sky the sun is. During winter, the sun will be low, but winter isn't the growing season. During summer, the sun shines more than 12 hours per day, and it will be high in the sky for much of the day. Lack of moisture is a major issue in Mongolia. Using soils on footslope and floodplain positions should help some. However, a major improvement can result from constructing water storage structures (ponds, tanks, cisterns, etc.) to provide an irrigation option.

[@myview5840]

​@@jamesgoode9246i doubt 40°c weather is ideal for carrot or other northern seasonal veg.

[@duanenavarre7234]

There are ruminants like elk and reindeer who can handle the cold. here in the US when the forage is bad ranchers do hay and feed cubes. In siberia they did Walipini's to grow crops in extreme cold, these have been improved by various ppl around the world, no grid heat required.

[@BrendonCoss-e5w]

Arkansas a good representation I think we got like 3.5 million people in the state of Arkansas

[@Mr.Hashimi30]

104 is a hot summer meanwhile in Central Valley Cali is around 110 degrees.

[@lorettaross2007]

Great video! Thank you for sharing this information!

[@donuthole7236]

Always enjoy your videos. Very well delivered , to the point, well narrated and informative. Thank you :)

[@yumri4]

a logical solution to not have to worry about perma frost melting under a building is to dig deep enough that there no long is perma frost. That might be a few hundred feet down depending on the geology of the area to get to where it is just a layer of rock. It would make the cost of building anything more expensive to have to fill in all of that or if it isn't a geologically active area build under ground in addition to above ground then have a way to make it still live able in both directions. Just going 80 ft in either direction requires another water pipe and AC ventilation system for it to actually work without being to weak on one side or to strong on the other. Economically that is not a very good method as you can probably fit everyone into a few buildings that way but if there is a fire or collapse it will be hard to get to them in a timely matter. The other part is the amount of building material that will not just freeze when it get s cold will be expenive.

[@BarrytheSuperScot]

3:57 Ulaanbaatar covers 1.8 square miles? You mean 1.8 thousand square miles.

[@WaltzingAustralia]

Yes, I have been to Mongolia. It has grown a bit since I was there. Loved my time in Mongolia. Beautiful scenery, wonderful people. Oh -- and just so you know, "yurt" is the Russian word for the round felt houses. The Mongols call them gers. Sorry to see the growing hardships. One other way they are addressing their problems that you didn't mention is moving. We now have about 30,000 Mongolians in the U.S., with about 8,000 in the suburbs of Chicago-enough that we now have a Mongolian consulate here--and a couple of good Mongolian restaurants. Though worth noting is that what Americans call a Mongolian barbecue originated in California. But Mongolian dumplings, soups, and noodles are lovely and I enjoy having them nearby.

[@michaelcraig9449]

They can live there, they just dont want to face constant bad weather and tough conditions.

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

Ulan-Baatar was named by a KAZAKH, his name was Turar Rusqulov, hes from my city of Talghar.

[@lmio3368]

Bro shut up, still tryin to convince that nonsense everywhere.

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

@ Truth is the truth. It doesn’t care about your feelings.

[@QabilAGhor]

Was he a Muslim?

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

@@QabilAGhor Yes he was Muslim, Turar Rusqulov was purged by orders of Stalin, fearing Muslims of central Asia would unite against communism. Lenin was much more accepting towards central asians, Lenin himself being part Chuvash Türk (from his paternal grandfather side) and Kalmyk Mongolian (on his paternal grandmother side). Lenin’s father was a professor that opened schools for Chuvash, Kazan Tatars and Mordvins. Lenin made a deal with the political bloc of Qazaqs called ‘Alash Orda’ to establish a Qazaq government. During the russian war between whites (supporters of the Czar) and reds (bolcheviks) Alash party played both sides, supporting the whites at first and then the reds when they won the war. A deal was ratified between Bolcheviks and Alash party. From wikipedia: “Ryskulov was arrested during the Great Purge, on 21 May 1937. He was tried and sentenced to death on 8 February 1938, and was executed two days later.”

[@QabilAGhor]

@@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465 That's very interesting. But if was a Kazakh, how was he able to build a city in Mongolia?

[@wsegen]

Good stuff. a nod to Ulruche Ottinger's 1989 "Johanna d'Arc of Mongolia".

[@Alfonsodag]

Very informative video. They must grow a lot of pumpkins there because my package of pumpkins seeds (pepitas) says Product of Mongolia.

[@WarDog793]

Such a beautiful country, but alas, such harsh natural conditions. That's probably why the Mongols are so damned tough.

[@Mugcup300]

Mongolia sure is big!

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

Another "Big Empty"!

[@judy-carolbell314]

Misspelling. Mongolia likely has some planes (airplaines), but what is being referred to here is "plains" --flat land.

[@scottlapointe3201]

Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world.

[@Picasso_305]

Burning coal, rubber and plastics is probably why the Siberian forests just to the north in Russia are dying.

[@fresherff]

You r doing great work ... I like this video. Awesome video❤

[@Ricky911_]

I'm a bit of a Geography nerd so I wanna add to the part about the climate. First of all, the Summers are not as hot as you make them. Even towns around the Gobi desert are only about as hot as the UK. That's because of the latitude and the high elevation all of Mongolia sits on. The reason there is a desert is because of the lack of precipitation. However, temperatures are not even remotely close to other deserts, like the Sahara or the Mojave. My second point is about the anti-cyclone you mentioned. It's called the Siberian High, generally located around Western Mongolia. What largely keeps Europe warm is the fact that low pressure systems form often during Winter, warming the continent and giving it precipitation (hence why, when it is cold, it rarely snows in most of Europe). Mongolia, on the other hand, has a high pressure system all Winter every year. This is a pressure system that is super high and it never budges. A low pressure system in Mongolia during Winter is impossible with the current climatic conditions. What this means is the water surrounding Russia has absolutely no effect whatsoever on Mongolia during Winter. For reference, on the Canadian East coast (like Labrador or New Foundland), just a few hundred kilometres off the coast, you will always find temperatures above freezing. In Easterm Siberia, a couple of hundred kilometres into the sea, you will still see temperatures as low as -30°C. In fact, the Siberian city of Yakutsk sees lower temperatures in Winter than the McMurdo Station in Antarctica (which is located almost at the South Pole) does. Throughout history, East Asians have had to endure hot humid Summers just so they didn't freeze to death. Going further North just wasn't an option. Only some people (like the Mongols, the Manchus or the Yakuts) dared to venture North of Beijing. Having said that, the permafrost is a problem but, what really saves Mongolia is Summer. Unlike Antarctica, Summer may not be super hot but it does see temperatures similar to the UK. So, grass and other plants can actually grow

[@Manas-co8wl]

I'm more surprised that Alaska was that big... I keep forgetting that

[@damiion666]

I’d like to visit. Are there any night clubs in the capital?

[@jamesvandemark2086]

No water, no people, dude.

[@michaelhoudecki3657]

Why do you think the farmers are the most desperate people in Mongolia? Cows ain't cheap!

[@Jet-ij9zc]

Ranchers have cows. By farmer he was referring to those who chose to grow crops rather than cattle. By saying they're probably desperate hes implying that they grow crop only because they cant afford cattle

[@michaelhoudecki3657]

@@Jet-ij9zc He said they don't do agriculture because of permafrost though

[@Jet-ij9zc]

@@michaelhoudecki3657 the overwhelming majority don't. A desperate minority do

[@michaelhoudecki3657]

@@Jet-ij9zc That's not how it sounds to my ears. Thank you for your explanation though :)

[@crazychinese7315]

cows aren't cheap, which is why most of the farmers there don't have them.. The most common livestock in Mongolia are sheep and goats... which is not a good news for their environment, goats especially because they will just eat the grass roots out of the ground leave behind nothing but wasteland..

[@williamsmith4278]

This guy has got the most likable voice

[@standardPerson3801]

The best part of waking up is Folgers Instant in your cup

[@Myrkanth]

Twice the size of Texas. Don't let the Texans find out.

[@SitKid721]

I just did smh.... This isn't over

[@lc9734]

I am feeling your yurt studio, it's so pleasing to see

[@knightforlorn6731]

Wow I didn’t know you were doing these kinds of topics Sweeeeeet

[@101Flinx]

00:34 Dude, Alaska is not 2 times the size of Texas. Alaskans know this as I am one, following this logic how can Mongolia be twice the size of Texas yet smaller than Alaska?

[@Jet-ij9zc]

Alaska is more than 2x the size of Texas. Alaska: 1,723 million km² Texas: 695 662 km² Or 663,268 and 268,820 respectively square freedom units Mongolia is 1.565 million square Km, making it more than twice the size of Texas yet smaller than Alaska

[@101Flinx]

@Jet-ij9zc woops damnit you are right I am wrong not gonna delete it though

[@leroyanchorman2748]

Livin’ in an introvert’s paradise… 😂

[@mcburgerfjg]

A huge HELLOO all the way from Namibia.

[@Davey-Boyd]

They have some awesome heavy metal bands there too!

[@makmonhoney200]

what's with the clown outfit want to be ninja

[@man_at_the_end_of_time]

The voice and the clown are not one. The voice may even be composed of word samples and organized by a script reading program. Not a bad voice but certainly more even in its reading of the material than I'd be. As for me it is about pitch, pace & power. And yes I've done a lot of public reading in a far past life.

[@rashidisw]

To support more nomadic herding, it requires support in form of pasture caretakers. Their job is actively till the land that have been left by herds and proactively re-seed it with grass and other pioneering vegetations, so that plot of land would be ready to welcome new arrival of nomadic herding sooner than later. The pasture caretakers need to be properly supported and compensated for their work too tho, because without it, that would be just another thankless job.

[@userwsyz]

Mongolian and Qing Dynasty Manchu rulers actually were like cousins. The Qing dynasty rulers would marry to Mongolians. The Mongolians are the descendants of Chinggis Khan.

[@victoriaburkhardt9974]

Thanks for this video. I learned a lot.

[@JKAV_76]

Crazy these people ruled the world at one point

[@justincoombs9048]

Sounds like a great place for telescopes.

[@koshinippo6351]

That's true; in remote areas away from the city in spring and summer, the night sky should be quite beautiful.

[@daylcday8459]

104 is hot but not all that hot we get that in our summer

[@jamesgoode9246]

At minute 13, are we sure that dzud is happening more often now? Perhaps we have better communication and record keeping now, which is causing us to more aware of how often dzud conditions occur.

[@wilhelmschmidt7240]

That's what happened when they started tracking hurricanes out in the ocean. As we were able to record conditions better, we saw more large category 4 hurricanes... But we only saw more because we were looking, not because it was happening more.

[@Qazaq_Qiyat_1465]

2:21 those are KAZAKH ornaments and motifs.

[@mrbello1962]

Funny how you forgot the important thing about Mongolia........................G.Khan

[@CaesarRenasci]

Do you know the difference between the past and the present? There is such a phenomenon as time, you know.

[@ptasznik5973]

HE LIVED ALMOST 1000 YEARS AGO

[@Stoned_Coyote]

Sounds pretty similar to Arizona, but colder.

[@MrDeath2545]

Sounds like a great place for a wind farm

[@hardbrocklife2]

Yeah, let's destroy the view and habitat with grossly cost ineffective bird killing machines due to climate alarmists. Least they won't be able to kill whales in the ocean lmao.

[@MrDeath2545]

@@hardbrocklife2 mate, that's a lot of space. I'm not saying cover the whole thing in wind farms, but you could cut a few acres out throw up a dozen 100 footers, and that'd go a long way to helping the residents there. Natures cool, and I have nothing against it, I wouldn't sacrifice it purely for QoL, but that doesn't mean it's a bad idea. Moderation is key. Also as pointed out, other forms of power generation that require actual foundations would be complex and expensive to maintain.

[@silansel]

​@@hardbrocklife2bird killing machine, it's the most stupid think that I have read in a long time.

[@MrDeath2545]

@@silansel lol

[@darylturner2321]

The nomads live in Yurt’s, ok, where is their bathroom? Tough to wander outside a -40 to use the toilet.

[@victoriaa.993]

It's tough, but people do it.

[@trollmcclure1884]

The story has holes. They have coal but they heat their homes with plastic?

[@sirxanthor]

No seas, nothing at all while outlining several large lakes. Redwheel is funny like that.

[@eduwendigo]

How this people, with such a harsh condition, could build such an empire? Incredible!!

[@americanfortruth]

I saw lots of snow but if it dries up it's gone, but in all this land there has to be some minerals worth mining. Finding a place to store water would seem a priority. It seems like they can't catch a break. I hope things improve.

[@frankblangeard8865]

20:38 He claims that after watching this video you will probably want to visit Mongolia. Probably not !!!

[@TheUnhousedWanderer]

No, he's right. For people like me, this would be a fun and challenging vacation

[@tomteanders1357]

I did NOT FORGET to hit the like button. I just think there are far better comedians outthere😂 Call it POV.

[@TheWanderingFinnegan]

8:26 `~ "The growing season, which is the time plants have to grow..." Uhm... Gee whiz. Thanks dude.

[@DWilliams-sf5th]

Doesn't sound bad at all. 32 below to 104? 😂

[@neilk.9041]

The animals actually help prevent desertification. ugh

[@TwinShards]

"And thanks to... you know what" Yes thanks to coffee.

[@ThunderMuffinMan]

He should do a face reveal

[@alberta2]

Yurt's, Horse 🐴 Milk, 🐐 Goats, Lamb 🐑, 🦅 Eagle training and Wrestling; I love the Mongolians. Its on my travel list. Genghis Khan baby.

[@carriehunt9741]

Does Amazon deliver there?

[@feka2188]

- If there is snow during the winter, shouldn't they make reservoirs to capture water for the summer? - building some underground (meaning carved in the soil but not more than half, maybe 1 floor deep) shelters would make sense - both the French and the Swiss in the Alpes have 2 kinds of shelters for the animals = summer, winter

[@robertnorman8106]

So interesting. Thank you.

[@susanfalco4252]

I just wanna chill and drink my coffee and distract myself with some new info 😎

[@ABO-Destiny]

Probably one of the few remaining alternative positive way of life for human beings where humans can still live as humans and not scratch eacch other inside confined ,closed spaces.

[@kma3647]

20:00 - so you spent a ton of time blaming muh climate hoax for the destruction of the grassland, and then damn near 1 minute from the end of the video, you tell the truth about the cause, you've got a particularly destructive species being selected for and driven into the area which is destroying the environment. You blame "muh climate hoax" instead of the actual verifiable cause, an invasive species actively destroying the ecosystem. Also, is it zud or zood? Look up how to pronounce the word and be consistent. This is two elements of pure intellectual laziness that really undercut your credibility here. You are more than capable of doing better than this, which is why your channel has the history and following that it has. Don't lazy out simply because you think you already have a large audience than won't care. It reflects poorly on the quality and reliability of your content.

[@oznerriznick2474]

Well…I guess you told him!🤓

[@JTA1961]

That really "got your goat"😂🐐

[@Jake6Ohara]

Sad, I've lived in Alaska when I was young under one of our rich families. They built this huge barns for their livestocks of hundreds of cows and like all abled men of our families worked for every 2 months building them during summers. As a result, we have built 36 of them through out the years spread over family properties. Few animals died. We also a do a lot of fishing which really made our family prosper. Maybe if the mongolian gov't made some effort building artificial lakes like the saudi, chinese and africans did, things would be better in mongolia.

[@ChrisVanHonk]

Maybe the global warming will help them build

[@poetycko_o_ksiezycu]

3:40 POLAND MENTIONED! POLSKA GUROM! 🇵🇱

[@echo123.0]

I would do that AIRBNB

[@dfsilversurfer]

In Australia where temperatures are extreme they live underground where the temperature is peerfectly constant .

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Where, apart from Coober Pedy, do they do that? Certainly not in Melbourne, Hobart, Perth, Darwin, ecta.

[@abyssmanur3965]

He said "where temperatures are extreme".​@@Andrew-df1dr

[@zeusback5025]

I notice your map your talking north mongolia as southern mongolia is under ccp .ccp illegally invaded south mongolia and no one did nothing.

[@grumpyhale821]

True, but what the Chinese has taken over is called inner Mongolia so is apparently not the same country.

[@WilliamScavengerFish]

Kinda like canada

[@icosthop9998]

Yeah

[@jonahblock]

Asias Canada

[@johndoe-ss9bz]

@@jonahblock .. But Southern Canada has rich agricultural land, and exports lots of grains, and the Maritime Provinces produce loads of Cod Fish and Lobster.

[@tylerrocheleau239]

How the hell is Mongolia like Canada. Yes, we all live in igloos. Can't grow crops. We don't have schools or hospitals. And definitely not surround by oceans on any side of us. Come visit me. I'll rent out my 2nd igloo for you, and you can pet my goats and camels. It's sooooo cold here right now. I'm burning all the plastic I can find. I took the tires of my neighbors wheelbarrow to burn as well. That's what we use for veichles here. Just to stay warm. I love uneducated comments.

[@wishteria234]

There are too many people in East Canada

[@nipph]

Poland is NOT eastern european country - its central europe ;)

[@raimonestanol8234]

Also people from Warsaw saying Slovakia or Croatia are eastern Europe, and then they look at a map...

[@WhoopDePoopDeScoop]

Depends on what half - east or west.