For example, it says climate change and land use are expected to increase desertification worldwide, increasing the risk of sand and dust storms.
例如,气候变化和土地的开发使用预计将加剧世界范围的沙漠化,增加沙尘暴的风险。
Yellow bands—larger, coarse particles—around the Middle East, North Africa, and western North America likely indicate dust and sand storms as the northern hemisphere reaches the driest time of year.
黄色地带,也就是分布着较大的较粗糙粒子的中东地区、北非以及北美西部,随着北半球到达一年中最干旱的季节,很可能预示着有沙尘暴灾害。
Caption: Mali, 2001. Women caught in a sand storm. Dust storms cause soil loss - in particular the loss of the nutrient-rich lightest particles - reducing agricultural productivity.
描述:2001年,马里,一群妇女遭遇了沙尘暴。沙尘暴造成土壤流失,特别是富含养分的最轻微粒的流失,降低了农业生产力。
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