ULAN BATOR, Mongolia — Thousands of Mongolians stood in frigid weather on Saturday for the second time this winter to demand that the government strengthen its response to the smog that routinely blankets Ulan Bator, the capital. About 7,000 people, many in air masks and gas masks under thick winter hats, braved temperatures below minus 4 Fahrenheit. Pollution readings in one ger district on Friday were nearly 30 times as high as levels considered safe by the World Health Organization. View all New York Times newsletters. Dorjin Dolgor, a retiree, said she lived on an annual pension of $112 and burned coal in her stove to stay warm.

Source: New York Times January 28, 2017 18:25 UTC