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Bookmark or Share- The Dust Bowl | National Drought Mitigation CenterThe term Dust Bowl was coined in 1935 when an AP reporter, Robert Geiger, used it to describe the drought-affected south central United States in the aftermath of horrific dust storms.
- The Dust Bowl | Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 | U.S ...Nineteen states in the heartland of the United States became a vast dust bowl. With no chance of making a living, farm families abandoned their homes and land, fleeing westward to become migrant laborers.
- The Dust Bowl - National Geographic SocietyGeography, Social Studies. Photograph. The Dust Bowl. Drought, wind, and poor farming practices created the Dust Bowl, but the economic disaster is caused led to much needed land-use reforms. Map by National Geographic Society. Credits. User Permissions. Map of area affected by the Dust Bowl.
- Dust Bowl - WikipediaThe Dust Bowl was the result of a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s.
- What Caused the Dust Bowl? - HowStuffWorksThe Dust Bowl was arguably one of the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century. It degraded soil productivity, reduced air quality, and ravaged the local flora and fauna. The dust storms also caused dust pneumonia among residents who didn’t migrate.
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