A long period (years) of drought led to the dust bowl in the 1930s. This left the top soil prone to wind erosion. When winds came, it created dust storms that killed many because you cannot breathe in dust.
The dirty thirties
Lowering the land.
The Dust Bowl lasted for about a decade, from the early 1930s to the late 1930s. The severe dust storms and drought conditions began in the 1930s, with the worst years occurring between 1934 and 1937. By the late 1930s, efforts to address soil conservation and sustainable farming practices helped mitigate the environmental impact.
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The Dust Bowl impacted the US during the 1930s, specifically from about 1931 to 1939. It was a period of severe dust storms that greatly affected agriculture and the environment in the Great Plains region.
Most livestock died of starvation during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s.
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The dirty thirties
Lowering the land.
Lowering the land.
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Lowering the land.
It was a terrible decade with the dust bowl and the great depression.
The major environmental crisis of the 1930's was known as The Dust Bowl, or as the Dirty Thirties.