Heatwave turns already arid Kazakh steppe into mass grave for horses. By Reuters. August 6, 2021 11:11 AM UTC Updated August 6, 2021 Item 1 of 5 Carcasses of animals lie on the ...

Along the western edge of Argentina’s Patagonia, on an arid steppe nestled against the Andes mountains, lies a shale formation known as the Vaca Muerta. And ever since engineers confirmed what ...

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AKSHYMYRAU, Kazakhstan, Aug 6 – Dead horses lie scattered across the arid steppe of Kazakhstan’s Mangistau peninsula where severe drought has left the animals without food or water ...