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  2. 1934–35 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    Several states, however, were worse affected when the 1936 North American heat waves and drought spells developed that year and reset records across those areas. [2] The drought might have covered between 70% and 86% percent of North America according to research studies, multiples of which set the coverage closer to the latter. [5]

  3. List of droughts - Wikipedia

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    1934–35 North American drought; 1950s Texas drought; 1983–1985 North American drought; 1988–1990 North American drought; 2002 North American drought; 2006–2008 Southeastern United States drought; 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought. 2012–2013 North American drought; 2011–2017 California drought; 2012–2013 North ...

  4. Dust Bowl - Wikipedia

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    The President's Drought Committee issued a report in 1935 covering the government's assistance to agriculture during 1934 through mid-1935: it discussed conditions, measures of relief, organization, finances, operations, and results of the government's assistance. [52] Numerous exhibits are included in this report.

  5. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Records were broken in an even worse drought just five years later, during the 2006–07 rain season in Los Angeles (3.21 inches (82 mm) compared to the annual average of 15.14 inches (385 mm)). [74] [75]

  6. List of heat waves - Wikipedia

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    1540 European drought - Extreme drought and heatwave lasting 11 months in Europe. July 1743 heatwave in China - Beijing reached 44.4 °C (111.9 °F) on July 25, higher than any modern records. 11,400 people reportedly died. [1] July 1757 heatwave – Europe, hottest summer in Europe since 1540 and until 2003. [2] [3] [4] 1808 United Kingdom ...

  7. Drought Relief Service - Wikipedia

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    [1] The drought in 1934 was described as "the worst ever in U.S. history, covering more than 75 percent of the country and affecting 27 states severely." [2] The DRS bought cattle in counties which were designated emergency areas, where cattle were in danger of starvation due to drought. [3] The prices paid ranged from $14 to $20 a head.

  8. Droughts in California - Wikipedia

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    Drought is intrinsic to the natural climate of California. [6] Across the Californian region, paleoclimate records dating back more than 1,000 years show more significant dry periods compared to the latest century. Ancient data reveals two mega-droughts that endured for well over a century, one lasting 220 years and one for 140 years.

  9. Black Sunday (storm) - Wikipedia

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    By 1934, they had reached the Great Plains, stretching from North Dakota to Texas and from the Mississippi River Valley to the Rocky Mountains. [6] The Dust Bowl as an area received its name following the disastrous Black Sunday storm in April 1935 when reporter Robert E. Geiger referred to the region as "the Dust Bowl" in his account. [5]