Thousands more have been seriously wounded, and the cancer-causing dust spread by the use of depleted-uranium weapons will affect the health of Iraq's inhabitants for decades.

In Iran, the dust is already affecting more than 5 million people directly, and has emerged as a serious government issue in recent years.

Neither the thin atmosphere nor the dust affected him; there were portions of his planet where such conditions were a constant.

Various gases within the atmosphere absorb some solar radiation at different wavelengths, and clouds and dust also affect it.

During mid summer, dust emanating from Africa affects the state, turning skies white and decreasing air quality.

Acrid smoke billowed upward from it, and I shuddered, thinking how the dissipating dust would affect the atmosphere.

The hot Spanish summers required the addition of oil radiators, and dust adversely affected the life of the engines.

Increased pollution and dust may affect the plants.

The dust may affect intergalactic distance measurements, such as to supernova and quasars in other galaxies.