What Was The Dust Bowl? Environment and Society | Children's Environment Books

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The Dust Bowl was one of the worst natural disasters in the US fueled by man’s lack of ignorance on how nature works. The purpose of this book is not to display such ignorance but to make sure that the Dust Bowl does not happen again. Historical events are there to ensure that lessons are learned by the present and future generation. Learn from this book today!

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 15 juin 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541922990
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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What Was The


Dust Bowl?


Environment and Society


Children’s Environment Books





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I n this book, we’re going to talk about the Dust Bowl. So, let’s get right to it!





W hen we think of problems in the environment, we often think of hurricanes, tornadoes, or floods. However, too much water or wind isn’t the only type of environmental problem that’s severe. During the 1930s, there was a serious drought in the region of the Great Plains and it created what was later called a “Dust Bowl.” The term “Dust Bowl” was used to describe both the region where it was happening as well as what was happening.


Dust Storm in Rolla, Kansas. May 6, 1935.














T he Dust Bowl, also called the Dirty Thirties, was a period of intense storms of dust that damaged both the American as well as the Canadian prairies. In the United States, the southwestern section of Kansas, the southeast portion of Colorado and the panhandles of both Texas as well as Oklahoma were affected by this environmental disaster.


Soil blown by dust bowl winds piled up in large drifts on a Kansas farm. March 1936.


WHAT WAS THE DUST BOWL?




T he northeastern portion of New Mexico was also impacted. Over one hundred million acres were turned into a dusty desert.


Heavy black clouds of dust rising over the Texas Panhandle, Texas. March 1936.