Anne Marler 8/5/19 Anne Marler 8/5/19

Emily’s Piece #6: A Changing Mongolia

This immersive digital narrative from Emily Kwong, Claire Harbage and the amazing NPR Visuals team tells the story of a snake eating its own tail.

Anne Marler 7/31/19 Anne Marler 7/31/19

Emily’s Piece #5: Part 3 of 3 — The Desert

Mongolia is undoubtedly harmed by fossil fuels. But the mining industry is also creating unprecedented GDP growth. How do these two realities square?

Anne Marler 7/30/19 Anne Marler 7/30/19

Emily’s Piece #4: Part 2 of 3 — The City

Every winter, the air in Ulaanbaatar — Mongolia’s capital — turns toxic. In 2016, it surpassed Shanghai and Delhi as the most polluted capital in the world.

Anne Marler 7/29/19 Anne Marler 7/29/19

Emily’s Piece #3: Part 1 of 3 — The Steppe

Introducing Emily's three-part series about climate change in Mongolia, set in three locations: the grassland steppe, the capital city of Ulaanbaatar and the Gobi Desert.

Anne Marler 5/11/19 Anne Marler 5/11/19

Emily’s Piece #2: Camels as Far as the Eye Can See

The two-day Thousand Camel Festival in Bulgan Soum begins with a camel beauty pageant — but it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

Anne Marler 4/21/19 Anne Marler 4/21/19

Emily’s Piece #1: It’s Like Bowling, But On Ice

In Mongolia, this year’s musun shagai AKA “ice shooting” competition was bumped up two weeks, because the Tamir River was starting to melt.

Anne Marler 4/9/19 Anne Marler 4/9/19

Emily’s Reporter’s Notebook: Sounds & Silences

I hope that in creating these pieces, we can convey even a small slice of what life is like in Mongolia — the sounds and the silences. All the moments worth waiting for.