Almanac: The dust bowl

On May 11, 1934, a dust storm blowing from the Great Plains blanketed much of the nation's Mid-Atlantic region due to decades of poor farming practices and chronic drought conditions. Charles Osgood reports.

[gracesalinas]

1:57 look at the sun looks like a flower

[boredreindeer]

I have not seen that logo in soo many years, it brings back so much nostalgia

[mariarios]

Why was the topsoil in the plains of Texas vulnerable to windstorms in the 1930s?

[ritamariekelley]

Why aren't we questioning the brutal killing all of the natural animals
of the plains, the buffalo, which removed that vital cycle of hooved
animals grazing, defecating, trampling, fertilizing maintaining the
prairie grasses that held in the moisture. It was that heinous act that
had to have a devastating effect on the soil. Even if the mass
slaughter didn't cause the Dust Bowl, those animals, had they been
allowed to live, would have brought the grasses back.

[ItsIdaho]

I dont know much about dust storms. But would rain not clean those fields?

[ingermimi]

I cannot hjelp but think this was a just price to pay for what was done to the native plains indians.

[miketaiwanwalkcity]

Learnt new things today, the dust bowl

[clarenceawalker]

God is the landlord and history repeats itself. 🦅#10

[hollowing.scream.]

I'm the same Ickrist rattlesnake kingdom from the dust bowl era just Younger

[lorenzell]

Typical liars. It was a drought that was most of the problem. They still have dust storms today, especially in dry years. It was govt subsidized wheat prices that encouraged farmers to plant more and more. That land is good for grazing and should probably never seen a plow.

[d-rocky]

How did this happen before global warming??? 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️

[aryahbraboy]

*when your doing school work and using your sisters account*