DUST BOWLS

CLIMATES

• NO rain= no soft ground=
• No fertile land = loose soil=
• Dust bowls and drought

HOW IT STARTS

• Farmers farm the land too much
• No roots to hold soil down
• WArm winds and cold winds mix
• They create a circling motion
• Picks up dust and creates bust storm

HOW IT EFFECTED

• People could no longer farm with no fertile soil
• Less food makes it higher prices
• People could not pay the prices
• Farmers make no $ (already in dept)
• Farmets cant pay banks banks close

START

• Dust bowls started in late 20s
• Big three 1935-37
• Major climate changes
• Symbols of the Great Depression

MORE THAN STORMS

• Flooding 5inches in 1/2 hour
• Lightning storms many fires
• Dust storms over 30,000 official storms 10yr period
• Tornado amny tornados

MANY PEOPLE

• Many died
• Many got lost and never found
• Many ill
• Black lung
• You are unlucky if storm hit your house

TORNADO

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• N.p., n.d. Web.