dust bowl
noun/ˈdʌst bəʊl/
/ˈdʌst bəʊl/
- an area of land that has been turned into desert by lack of rain or too much farming
- the Oklahoma Dust Bowl of the 1930s
CultureIn the 1930s the Dust Bowl was an area in the western central US where there were terrible dust storms. These were caused by strong winds blowing the dry earth off the fields and they made it difficult to grow crops. Many farmers became poor and moved with their families to other areas. This was especially bad because it happened during the Great Depression.see also Grapes of Wrath
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