Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. It was caused by a combination of severe drought and poor farming practices, leading to the erosion of the topsoil and the creation of massive dust storms. The affected area centered on the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma Panhandle and touched adjacent sections of New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. The term "Dust Bowl" originally referred to the geographical area affected by the dust, but today it usually refers to the event itself. The Dust Bowl had a significant impact on the people living in the affected regions, forcing many to leave their homes and migrate to other areas in search of work and a better life.
