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Dust storm in Taklimakan, April 2005
When winds stir the sands of western China's Taklimakan Desert, dust can spread around the globe as far as the French Alps. Dust blew over the desert basin a few times in 2005.
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Dust Storm in the Taklimakan Desert
Published Dec 9, 2005
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Dust storm in Taklimakan
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Dust storm in Taklimakan
Published Apr 28, 2005
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