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  2. Dust Bowl - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The drought came in three waves: 1934, 1936, and 1939–1940, but some regions of the High Plains experienced drought conditions for as long as eight years. [3] It exacerbated an already existing agricultural recession.

  3. 1934–35 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, not enough rain fell over the areas in question in the period between 1930 and 1941, [2] one of those periods being 1934–35. According to numerous studies, the 1934–35 droughts and heat might have certainly been the worst such events in the 20th century at that particular time. [ 4 ]

  4. Black Sunday (storm) - Wikipedia

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    It hit Beaver, Oklahoma around 4 p.m., Boise City around 5:15, and Amarillo, Texas, at 7:20. [1] The conditions were the most severe in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, but the storm's effects were also felt in surrounding areas. [1] Drought, erosion, bare soil, and winds caused the dust to fly freely and at high speeds. [4]

  5. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2011 intense drought struck much of Texas, New Mexico and a large portion of the Southwest bringing much of the region its worst drought seen since the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s. Most of the drought in Texas ended or had it impacts ease by spring and summer 2012 as precipitation returned to the region, while the New Mexican drought ...

  6. Great Plains Shelterbelt - Wikipedia

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    The project called for large-scale planting of trees across the Great Plains, stretching in a 100-mile wide zone from Canada to northern Texas, to protect the land from wind erosion. Native trees, such as red cedar and green ash, were planted along fence rows separating properties, and farmers were paid to plant and cultivate them. The project ...

  7. As the heat and drought in North Texas persist, when will Fort Worth have to worry about its water supply? ... TRWD is at 85 percent water storage; the same time of year in 2011 TRWD was at 80 ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Category:1930s droughts - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1930s droughts" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1934–35 North ...