Dust Bowl (jan 1, 1935 – dec 31, 1935)
Description:
A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the US prairies during the 1930s; severe drought and a failure to apply dryland farming methods to prevent wind erosion caused the phenomenon. Hurt farmers and worsened rural poverty.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1935
dec 31, 1935
~ 12 months