A gritty wind can howl for hours, and "dust devils" (funnel-shaped whirlwinds) will appear without notice.

强风能哀号好几个小时，“尘卷”(漏斗形的旋风)会毫无征兆地出现。

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Typically lasting only a few minutes, dust devils becoming visible as they pick up loose red-colored dust leaving the darker and heavier sand beneath intact.

尘埃风暴持续了仅仅数分钟，当风把稀疏的红色尘埃吹起留下了颜色较深、较重的沙土在下方时，尘埃风暴变得可见。

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Errors and uncertainties multiply, cascading upward through a chain of turbulent features, from dust devils and squalls up to continent-size eddies that only satellites can see.

错误和不可靠性上升，接踵而来的是一整套湍流的征状，从小尘暴和暴风到只有卫星才可以看到的席卷整块陆地的涡流。

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The air is so thin that the first glimmer of sun can throw it into violent convection, lofting up into towering thermals, twisting into dust devils, and collapsing back down as they cool.

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