The 1930s Dust Bowl is infamous in American history—and we could be heading for another one
Dust storms have been wreaking havoc across the country, and the mix of climate change and lax environmental regulations mean ...
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The great American Dust Bowl novel inspired by a woman’s childhood on a dryland farm in Southeastern Colorado
This is exactly what happened to the late author Sanora Babb. Her inspiration began as a child in Southeastern Colorado after ...
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Local recollection of the Dust Bowl, and how it helped farmers adapt to survive
In 1929, Amelia Perry was born in Haskell County; just one year later, the nation would be hit with an agricultural and ...
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A highway pileup in western Kansas shows how dust storms can turn deadly
Hazy or dust-darkened skies have recalled the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s, when millions of tons of blowing soil buried farms and coated towns across the Great Plains. Lesser storms occur every ...
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NASA Image Reveals 'Treacherous Conditions' Over Oklahoma
"In Oklahoma, the mixture of dust and smoke compounded the problem and led to treacherous conditions," he added. A NASA satellite image showing plumes of smoke streaming from the wildfires in ...
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Texas Panhandle dust storm leads to 42 crashes, 4 fatalities, pileups
Friday's strong winds and dust storm led to 42 crashes, three of which were fatal, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety on Monday. These numbers include "the large pileup south of ...
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At least 39 dead after tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms wreak havoc across multiple US states
In the latest tally of the destruction, the Oklahoma Department of ... also were killed in car crashes during a dust storm in Amarillo, in the Texas Panhandle. Reynolds reported from Louisville ...
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37 dead as tornadoes, powerful storms crush multiple US states: Updates
and dust storms pushed across the United States over the weekend, decimating homes and other structures in several states. Deaths were reported in Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas ...
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Cold front to bring freezing conditions to North Texas
In addition to high winds and prevailing fire weather conditions, the Texas Panhandle will ... were reported dead following dust storms sweeping across Texas and Oklahoma on Friday.
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Monster storm across the US sparks threat of tornadoes in the South; at least 5 dead
OKLAHOMA CITY — At least five ... that three people were killed in car crashes during a dust storm in Amarillo County in the Texas Panhandle. The threat of tornadoes moved east into the ...
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Oklahoma wildfires fueled by high winds, dry weather; 3 killed in Texas dust storm
High winds and dry weather fueled wildfires in Oklahoma and Texas, with winds so strong they toppled several semis. Meanwhile, a dust storm in the Texas Panhandle caused a pileup involving at ...
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Oklahoma wildfire map, tracker, evacuation updates: Fires reported in Norman, Stillwater, Velma, Edmond, Chickasha
Multiple fast-moving wildfires have erupted across Oklahoma, prompting evacuations. Fires have been reported in Norman, Stillwater, Velma, Edmond and Chickasha. Multiple fast-moving wildfires have ...