Dangerous Dust Bowl Conditions Could Be A Serious Summer Threat
In the Great Plains a severe summer drought might be causing a new Dust Bowl. Reports say, “A giant cloud of dust that swept through Midland, Texas, on April 4 reminded many of the greatdust storms of the 1930s.” The situation was worsened by decades of government policies that encouraged thousands of families to farm land in areas where it was not economically viable. Authorities warn all Americans, “to prepare because Dust Bowl-like conditions might soon be returning to the Great Plains and other regions.”
This article is emphasis the dangerous of droughts and the negative effects they have on the environment and the people in the area in which they occur. This relates to Apush in the time period the Dust Bowl, because I’m both instances the over use of land lead directly to harmful weather that took a toll on humans and their well being.
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