Dust storms rage across the planet.

沙尘在这个星上肆虐。

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

附近的盐湖城已面临沙尘。

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。

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

在沙尘中，人们很难视物。

Dust storms the next day lowered temperatures to around 100.

但次日的沙尘使气温降到了100℉(约38℃)左右。

It's not just any dust storm.

这不是一般的沙尘。

Have you ever been in a haboob or dust storm yourself?

是否亲身沙尘？

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常被巨大的沙尘遮盖数天。

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中死亡。

We're going to see more and more of these dust storms.

我们也将看到越来越多的沙尘。

Thankfully dust storms usually only lasts a few minutes.

值得庆幸的是，沙尘通常只持续几分钟。

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

在沙尘多或空气污染较严重的区，哮喘发病率较高。

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

沙尘等自然灾害以及沙漠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和干旱接踵而至。

On the other hand, there's also convective dust storms.

此外，还有一种对流沙尘。

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。

These types of extreme dust storms are called haboobs and they can last for hours.

这种极端的沙尘被称为“哈布风”，可能会持续数小时。

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

然而，黑色的风雪实际上并不是真正的风雪，它是一场极端恶劣的沙尘。

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。