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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There could be special catalysts in the soil, for example, perhaps created by the static electricity whipped up by dust devils.

比如，有可能是泥土中存在一种特殊的催化剂，它可能是由小风暴席卷过后产生的静电引起的。

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When the dust devils came through, they destroyed the fragile clusters, revealing the finer sand grains below.

当尘暴经过时，气旋摧毁了脆弱的团块，曝露出下面的细小沙粒。

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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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