During the Dust Bowl, South Dakota's farmers united to plant a 100-mile tree barrier, combating soil erosion and leaving a ...

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 ...

In the 1930s, the Great Plains in the American South faced a financial and environmental catastrophe spurred by years of drought and reckless farming practices. Already reeling from the Great ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A common talking point aimed at refuting human-caused climate change is that the 1930s was the hottest decade in recorded history. This is true, but only for the United States ...

WESTFIELD — Sophomores in Mark Dargie’s history class at Westfield High School made the 1930s come to life in the classroom with cardboard houses and a dust storm simulation. “My sophomore U.S.

Hugh Tranum was the guest speaker at the Valley Historical Society on the history of Sinclairville native Rexford Tugwell and the dust bowl of the 1930’s. SINCLAIRVILLE – Historian Hugh Tranum was the ...

About 90 years ago, American farmers in the Great Plains had so ravaged the thin soil there that a series of droughts turned the region into a vast expanse of dust, which formed monstrous storms and ...

MOLINE, Ill. — The recent wave of heat across the United States has made plenty of headlines. Temperature records falling throughout the southwest, including the longevity of 100+ degree days! Many of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WESTFIELD — Sophomores in Mark Dargie’s history class at Westfield High School made the 1930s come to life in the classroom with ...