Great dust storms spread from the Dust Bowl area. The drought is the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely. Roosevelt signs the ...

Thousands of families simply abandoned their farms altogether. In 1929, an unprecedented decade of drought, known as the Dust Bowl, hits parts of the Canadian prairies. (National Archives of ...

The recent years-long drought may have tipped parts of the Northern Cape towards an irreversible dust bowl, following decades of heavy grazing and mining. Farming remains the most viable livelihood.

Back in the Dust Bowl days he watched in awe as dark clouds ... In West Texas, where people are used to hardship, the drought caused some to question whether their way of life was even possible ...

The Dust Bowl Migration Route 66 holds a special place in American history, especially during the Dust Bowl migration of the ...

is a tough reality for farmers who struggled through a drought ravaged crop season in 2022. It’s hard to forget the scenes from February. A dust storm tore through the southern plains ...

We may be getting some rain, and the temperature is turning cooler, but make no mistake we’re still in a drought. Our Environmental Services division monitors the impact of the drought on ...

The Dust Bowl drought in the early 20th century was, in fact, the reason conservation districts were created, but the issues on the land started many years before. It was the Homestead Act of 1862 ...