How extreme heat takes a toll on herders, from East Africa to the United States
by editors@theworld.org (Adeline Sire) from The World: Latest Stories on (#78R9P)
Livestock is the livelihood of northern Kenya's rural communities. For herders who tend to sheep, goats, cattle or camels there in drought conditions, it is getting more difficult to find adequate pastures with enough water; and that means having to travel further from home, in rising temperatures. That is not unlike what herders experience in the United States. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Penn State University anthropologist and researcher Anne Pisor, about the impact rising temperatures have on herders, from Kenya to the United States.