The west African country is largely hot, dry desert.

这个西非国家大部分是炎热、干燥的沙漠。

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Large scale solar installations are usually in sunny, dry desert areas where winds can deposit layers of dust over the solar panels.

大规模的太阳能装置通常安装在阳光充足、气候干燥的沙漠地区，太阳能电池板上会被风吹上层层的灰尘。

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U.S. geologists say they may have found the answer — or at least an important clue — in a bone-dry desert in Egypt, of all places.

美国地理学家说他们也许找到了答案——或者至少一条重要的线索——在干枯的埃及沙漠，所有的地方。

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Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

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Abshir Ahmed,52, has lived all his life along a stretch of the desert near the town of Docol, Scratching the bone-dry earth with his bare,calloused feet, Ahmed says the devastation that he and others are experiencing now is worse than anything they have ever been through before.

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The effect is achieved by trickling seawater over porous cardboard screens -- called evaporators -- which cool and humidify the dry desert air, creating a favorable growing environment for crops.

CNN: Project to turn desert green trials in Qatar

The absence of tight oversight has allowed makers of herbal products to flourish, particularly in Utah, where the dry desert air helps keep raw materials and pills and capsules fresh, and where land and skilled labor have been relatively inexpensive.

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It was the first summer I was in business, and the dry desert heat of my hometown came on strong, bringing a steady stream of customers through the door looking for ice-cold smoothies and air-conditioned relief from the scorching sun outside.

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