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The Latest Breaking News from Dust Bowl

In 1936, temperature in 48 states of U.S. peaked during deadly Dust Bowl, 90 years later climate experts sound red flag

Globally, August was 1.65 degrees Celsius (nearly 3 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, far exceeding the longer term 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) threshold set by the 2015 Paris climate agreement. The eight hottest months on record have all been from July 2023 on, according to Copernicus data.

The Economic Times · Sep 13

A hotter planet: August heat smashes climate records

Earth experienced its hottest month ever in August, surpassing climate thresholds. This extreme heat resulted from human-caused climate change and a strong El Nino. Global ocean temperatures also tied their all-time record for the warmest month. The United States recorded its hottest summer, breaking records from the Dust Bowl era.…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

For baseball’s Black and Latino players, it’s always 1926 somewhere

From home-run celebrations to tilted caps, players embracing joy continue to collide with an old guard devoted to Dust Bowl grimness

The Guardian - US · Sep 7

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Rural America's farms are already being crushed by an economic crisis. They now face the risk of a 'mini-Dust Bowl' as a rare Super El Niño looms

AccuWeather warned on Friday that conditions are in place for a multi-year drought that could threaten crop yields and the water supply.

Fortune · Jun 21

NASA’s newest climate mission will study Earth’s dramatic dust cycle

Dust is surprisingly important to study. It is not only a harbinger of life but it can also tell us what our climate looks like now and in the future.

Inverse · Jul 18, 2022

The disaster that prophesied our future

Massive dust clouds consuming farms. Locusts. Was the 1930s dust bowl a harbinger of what's coming?

Salon · Jun 18, 2022

Dusty Storms Stampede Through Northern Plains With 100 MPH Winds

An “inland hurricane” stampeded across South Dakota, calling to mind the 1930s Dust Bowl era.

Zenger · May 16, 2022

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Photographer’s ‘Migrant Mother’ Image Is One Of The 20th Century’s Most Iconic

The unlivable Dust Bowl conditions strangling the Midwest at the time caused a migration to the West Coast.

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