At the center of every single raindrop is a mineral dust particle.

每一滴雨滴的中心都有一个矿物尘埃颗粒。

Aerosols, particularly mineral dusts, impact weather as well as global and regional climate.

气溶胶，尤其是矿物粉尘， 会影响天气以及全球和区域气候。

The main sources of these mineral dusts are the arid regions of Northern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Central Asia.

这些矿尘的主要来源是北非、阿拉伯半岛和中亚的干旱地区。

We know that large icebergs like this have the potential to bring a large amount of mineral dusts from the continent into the operation.

我们知道，像这样的大冰山会有可能把大陆上的大量矿尘带入作业区。

Oxygen isotopes can tell us how oceans changed, mineral dust tells us about how the atmosphere moved around, there are chemical clues about early volcanoes.

氧的同位素可以告诉我们海洋是如何变化的，矿物灰尘告诉我们大气是如何移动的，还有早期火山的化学线索。