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Is The Dust Bowl Happening Again?

In the 1930s, the US experienced what has been called its greatest ecological disaster, when the dust bowl ravaged the midwest, eroding topsoil, destroying crops, and displacing millions. As climate change exacerbates drought across much of the US, damaging dust storms and haboobs are becoming more common, leading many experts to ask if we're headed into another dust bowl.

English
  • Originally Aired September 9, 2021
  • Runtime 7 minutes
  • Network PBS
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