Only a thin layer of dust travels over land outside of the eastern edge of the desert, indicating that the dust may be lying low over the arid land, rather than rising high in the atmosphere.

沙漠东部以外的土地上仅仅只覆盖了薄薄的一层，这也就表明这些尘埃或许倾向于落在地势低而干燥的地方，而不是高高的升到大气中。

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We never seemed to get away from dust in New Mexico, so I appreciate the story of a newcomer to the Land of Enchantment who learned about dusty breezes.

在新墨西哥我们似乎从未离开过沙尘，因此我非常欣赏一个故事，外地人刚来魔力之地，见识了夹杂尘土的风。

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To land a chopper safely in the dirt requires sophisticated laser scanners to detect obstacles hidden by dust thrown up by the downdraught of the rotors.

为了使直升机在尘土中安全地着陆需要复杂的激光扫描仪去探测被旋翼的倒灌气流扬起的灰尘所隐藏的障碍物。

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For example,it says climate change and land use are expected to increase desertification worldwide, increasing the risk of sand and dust storms.

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This was caused by the collapse of food prices with the loss of export markets after World War I and years of drought that were marked by huge dust storms that blackened skies at noon and scoured the land of topsoil.

NYTIMES: The Great Depression

That being said, differences in land use and farming practices since the Dust Bowl make the comparison of real-world impacts more complicated.

FORBES: The Great American Drought: Climate Change? The New Dust Bowl?