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RIGHT: In the Dust Bowl House at Cimarron Heritage Center in Boise City, Okla., newspaper pages hang on walls to show what people did to try to prevent dust from entering their homes.
The Dust Bowl of the 1930s brought more than hard times to America’s Heartland and Southwest. Known as ‘black blizzards,’ dust storms moved across the United States with devastati… ...
Surviving the Dust Bowl is the remarkable story of the determined people who clung to their homes and way of life, enduring drought, dust, disease — even death — for nearly a decade.
The Dust Bowl celebrates the resilience of the farmers — most of them first-time landowners just trying to build a better life for their families — as much as he criticizes their methods.
The XIT Museum has unveiled its latest permanent exhibit, offering visitors a unique opportunity to experience life during the Dust Bowl era. The exhibit features a simulator that recreates a ...
arts entertainment Pop Music Devastation hits close to home in 'Dust Bowl,’ a warning from Dallas’ Verdigris Ensemble that it could happen again The choral group’s new multimedia work tells ...
Dust Bowl Brewing Co., named brewery of the year in the 2022 California State Fair’s commercial craft-beer competition, has opened a new taproom in Livermore.
The World Bank predicts climate change may displace 143 million people by 2050. Environmental shifts have caused migration on smaller scales throughout the history of North America, historians say.
NOAA recently announced that the 2021 meteorologic summer matched 1936 as the hottest summer on record in the continental U.S. Here's why that matters.
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Here's why the 1930s Great Plains Dust Bowl drought-disaster hit so hard and lasted so long, and why it could happen again ...