The dust bowl occurred in six states, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska and Kansas. In environments dominated by a mild or temperate climate, it takes roughly 200-400 years to form half an inch of top soil. in wet tropical areas soil formation is substantially faster, it takes 200 years However tropical plants gobble up nutrients ... More @Wikipedia
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