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• zud

Noun

dzud ‎(plural dzuds)

1. In Mongolia, a summer drought followed by a severe winter, generally causing serious loss of livestock.
   • 2010 April 7, Linda Pressly, “Mongolia on verge of mineral boom”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 29 April 2015:

     But the country [Mongolia] is currently experiencing a "dzud" – when a summer drought followed by a severe winter decimates the grazing areas.

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