Dust storms rage across the planet.

沙尘暴在这个星球上肆虐。

Thankfully dust storms usually only lasts a few minutes.

值得庆幸的是，沙尘暴通常只持续几分钟。

The result was several years of massive, deadly dust storms.

结果就是持续几年、大规模毁灭性的沙尘暴。

In a dust storm, it is very difficult to see.

在沙尘暴中，人们很难视物。

Dust storms the next day lowered temperatures to around 100.

但次日的沙尘暴使气温降到了100℉(约38℃)左右。

Farms, equipment and homes were sometimes buried in the huge dust storms.

农场、工具和房屋有的都被大沙暴侵袭。

At least 60 people have died in fierce dust storms in India.

至少60人在印度的剧烈沙尘暴中死亡。

The nearby city of Salt Lake City is already facing dust storms.

附近的盐湖城已经面临沙尘暴。

In areas with more dust storms or air pollution, asthma rates are higher.

在沙尘暴多或空气污染较严重的地区，哮喘发病率较高。

But even this weakened sunlight is often obscured for days by enormous dust storms.

但即便是这样稀薄的阳光也经常被巨大的沙尘暴遮盖数天。

Natural events like dust storms and areas near deserts also pollute the air.

沙尘暴等自然灾害以及沙漠地形也会导致空气污染。

It was actually a series of dust storms and droughts that came one after another.

实际上是一连串的沙尘暴和干旱接踵而至。

But there's actually different types of dust storms.

但实际上，沙尘暴也有不同的类型。

Like the shaky ride during launch and landing, as well as dust storms on Mars.

比如发射与着陆时不稳定的航行，以及火星上的沙尘暴。

A black blizzard, though, isn't actually a blizzard—it's an extreme dust storm.

然而，黑色的暴风雪实际上并不是真正的暴风雪，它是一场极端恶劣的沙尘暴。

In case it's not clear by now, we need to take dust storms seriously.

由于我们目前并未掌握事态全貌，因此更加需要认真对待沙尘暴。

There's the more synoptic dust storms.

还有很多的天气性沙尘暴。

Dust storms are blowing in, the first signs that the wet season is about to begin.

沙尘暴正在肆虐，这是雨季开始的前兆。

Up next, we're headed to that desert in the Middle East to talk about dust storms.

接下来，我们将前往中东沙漠，讨论沙尘暴。

We'll meet Diana Francis, an atmospheric scientist in Abu Dhabi and an expert on dust storms.

我们将会见到阿布扎比的大气科学家、沙尘暴专家Diana Francis。