The optical door flips open when the eject button is pressed to protect the drive from dust and potential damage when not in use.

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Others work on their laptops, covered in layers of fine Devon Island dust that threatens to damage the machines.

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Furthermore, it's IP-54 certified to resist damage from dust and water making it the best device for on-the-go data protection.

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Of course, the U.S. has experienced many severe droughts during the past century, including the Dust Bowl that produced major ecological and agricultural damage throughout American and Canadian prairies from 1930-36 (and in some areas, until 1940).

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Traffic was also an issue for Sebastian Vettel, the German finishing only 16th fastest and being fortunate not to damage his car after running wide and throwing up clouds of dust at Turn 11.

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But the problem causes dangerous changes to the environment on a global scale, the report warned, with dust storms in the Gobi and Sahara deserts blamed for respiratory problems in North America and damage to coral reefs in the Caribbean.

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Damage to your device, (even if through ordinary use) can limit or lessen resistance to dust or moisture.

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