In the early 20th century, farmers across the Great Plains harnessed new technology to cash in on a huge demand for wheat. But over-farming led to the removal of prairie grasses which had kept the ...

Dust storms have been wreaking havoc across the country, and the mix of climate change and lax environmental regulations mean they’re likely to continue. In their wake, air quality readings spiked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 13—CLAYTON — On April 14, 1935, a wall of dust, hundreds of feet high, descended on farms and homes in the Great Plains.

Eleven-year-old Ray’s world turns upside down when the biggest dust storm in U.S. history happens. Drought turns the farmland of Texas into a dry, barren wasteland. The dust storm blacks out the sky ...

You may have heard of the Dust Bowl from various sources: people you know, examples in media like “The Grapes of Wrath,” or maybe in school. Regardless of where you heard the term, let's dive into why ...

Less well-known than those who sought refuge in California, typified by the Joad family in John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath,” the Dust Bowlers who stayed overcame an almost unbelievable series of ...

Severe drought hits the Midwestern and Southern Plains. As the crops die, the “black blizzards” begin. Dust from the over-plowed and over-grazed land begins to blow. When Franklin Roosevelt takes ...