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• n  a type of soil that develops in arid climates

• desertic soil

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• Snowpack Dust Creates Problems for Colorado River
  Desert soils have been piling up in the Rocky Mountains since the mid-1800s as human land use activities disturb and break up the soil crust. And during recent years, desert dust has been settling exceptionally thick and dark on the snowpack in the northern Rocky Mountains. Unfortunately, this poses a significant problem for the Colorado River and the 40 million people who depend on this source ...
  Nov. 15, 2013 - Environmental News Network