Category Archives: Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl

By Research History | Published May 11
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In 1931 the rains stopped and the “black blizzards” began. Powerful dust storms carrying millions of tons of stinging, blinding black dirt swept across the Southern Plains—the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, western Kansas, and the eastern portions of Colorado and New Mexico. Topsoil that had taken a thousand years per inch to build suddenly [...]

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Sweeping Dust Storm in Arizona History

By Research History | Published July 8
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See Video of Arizona Dust Storm AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT July 6, 2011 6:01 AM ET Strong winds push massive dust cloud into Phoenix, reducing visibility and delaying flights PHOENIX (AP) — A massive dust storm descended on the Phoenix area on Tuesday night, drastically reducing visibility and delaying flights as [...]

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Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states, May 11, 1934

By Research History | Published May 11
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Kids’ History Corner by 4th grader Lindsey

By Research History | Published March 31
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Hey kids, guess what i learned at school today! I learned about the dust bowl.It included parts of Colorado,Kansas,Oklahoma,New Mexico and Texas. Here is a video from the History Channel on THE DUST BOWL

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