- A quarter of the world's people live in arid lands.
世界上四分之一的人口居住在干旱地区 - So we, too, have to deal with climate change.
因此我们也必须应对气候的变化 - Less rainfall and extended droughts allow deserts to grow.
降雨量的减少与旱期的延长使沙漠区域得以扩张 - And as they do, so does the likelihood
与此同时 一种自然中最令人生畏的现象之一的 - of one of nature's most intimidating events.
发生几率也大大上升 - A dust storm.
沙尘暴 - A wall of dust up to a mile high,
一堵近两公里高的由沙尘构筑的墙