https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s Made with a dash of wit en-us 2018-02-20 15:55:47 UTC 2018-03-09 15:49:04 UTC hello@padlet.com s101184 https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/235957002 This was when they had one of the worst drought in history causing most of the dirt to be loose and dry.]]> 2018-02-27 16:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/235957002 s101184 https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237436715  At the height of the storms, 50 million acres of land—an area greater than the size of New England—experienced severe wind erosion, devastating fields, destroying crops, and making agriculture virtually impossible.]]> 2018-03-02 15:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237436715 s101184 https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237437641 The drought, high temperatures, and strong Great Plains winds resulted in dust storms throughout the region that reached their peak in 1935.]]> 2018-03-02 15:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237437641 s101184 https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237442916  Dust infiltrated homes, clogged automobile engines, and made life uncomfortable. Even after taping doors and windows shut and cramming every visible crack with rags, there was no way to keep the dust out of homes. ]]> 2018-03-02 15:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/237442916 s101184 https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/238162498 The conditions of the 1930s caused tens of thousands of people to leave the Great Plains. Proportionally, more farmers left than those in other occupations. Most of them headed for California, Oregon, and Washington, although nearly every state in the United States received dust bowl migrants. ]]> 2018-03-05 16:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s101184/lhz4l5vfa05s/wish/238162498