https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2 A short timeline of the causes and effects of the Dust Bowl. en-us 2018-04-26 23:14:13 UTC 2023-05-21 01:51:42 UTC hello@padlet.com sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855120 The dust bow was a devastating event that was caused by drought, over plowing and over grazing. People moved into the great plains from other wetter areas and were not equipped for dealing with drought conditions. Without the appropriate drought farming knowledge, severe dust storms devastated much of the plains. Four waves of droughts only worsened the conditions.
 
Click on the link to learn more about the dust bowl. To view the video, click on "view original" when you expand the post. ]]> 2018-04-26 23:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855120 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855208 Barren land caused massive dust storms. Fourteen total dust storms occurred. By the end of 1934, forty-eight dust storms had occurred. Dust covered everything as far as the eye could see. Dust clouds were so massive, one such dust cloud reached New York. ]]> 2018-04-26 23:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855208 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855330 Watch this video to learn about how people were affected by the dust bowl. ]]> 2018-04-26 23:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855330 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855745 Droughts returned once again. By this time people had lost their crops, animals and eventually their means to survive. This marked a important time for a change in farming. Thankfully, by 1942, the rains returned and this marked the end of the dust bowl. However, it left a mark that is still remember as a lesson to our citizens today. 

The documentary below shows some of the lessons learned from the dust bowl. ]]> 2018-04-26 23:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/255855745 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/263910314 The first wave of drought affected cotton farming. Crops died, people began to go hungry and the rains were scarce. This first wave of drought brought on the Great Depression in the great plains. ]]> 2018-05-27 23:46:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/263910314 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/263911457 In 1934, one hundred days passed before there was rain. It was the hottest year on record at that time. Eighty percent of the country was impacted by this drought. In effort to stop dust bowl conditions, President Roosevelt passed the Soil Conservation Act to help education farmers. In 1936, the temperatures rose to 100+ degrees with little rain. 115 days without rain had passed. By this time people were looking for a way to escape the dust storms.


Click on the link to learn more about the Soil Conservation Act. You may have to click "view original" to go to the weblink.  ]]> 2018-05-27 23:59:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/263911457 sgking4unm https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/371495716 2019-07-17 23:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sgking4unm/zjezxad72px2/wish/371495716