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27 de oct. de 2009 · Learn about the Dust Bowl, a devastating drought and dust storm crisis that hit the Great Plains in the 1930s. Find out how federal policies, farming practices and weather conditions contributed to the disaster and its impacts on people and the environment.
8 de may. de 2024 · Dust Bowl, name for both the drought period in the Great Plains that lasted from 1930 to 1936 and the section of the Great Plains of the United States that extended over southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, and northeastern New Mexico. Dust Bowl: dust storm.
24 de ago. de 2012 · Learn surprising facts about America's epic drought disaster, from the monster dust storm that reached the Atlantic Ocean to the plagues of jackrabbits and grasshoppers that devoured crops. Discover how photographers, reporters and government agencies documented and tried to solve the crisis.
The Dust Bowl area lies principally west of the 100th meridian on the High Plains, characterized by plains that vary from rolling in the north to flat in the Llano Estacado. Elevation ranges from 2,500 ft (760 m) in the east to 6,000 ft (1,800 m) at the base of the Rocky Mountains.
El Dust Bowl (literalmente «cuenco de polvo» en inglés) fue un período de fuertes tormentas de polvo que dañaron enormemente la ecología y la agricultura de las llanuras y praderas que se extienden desde el golfo de México hasta Canadá, impactando principalmente en los Estados Unidos.
Learn about the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl, a severe drought and environmental disaster that affected millions of people in the Great Plains region from 1930 to 1940. Explore primary sources, such as photos, songs, and documents, from the Library of Congress.
Learn about the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, the 1930s Dust Bowl, that destroyed farmlands in the Great Plains and unleashed deadly dust storms. Explore the causes, effects, and stories of the Dust Bowl through an interactive website and a documentary by Ken Burns.
