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  2. Dust Bowl - Wikipedia

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    – Dorothea Lange's 1937 photo of a Missouri migrant family's jalopy stuck near Tracy, California. [35] Between 1930 and 1940, about 3.5 million people moved out of the Plains states. [36] In just over a year, over 86,000 people migrated to California. This number is more than the number of migrants to that area during the 1849 gold rush. [37]

  3. 1988–1990 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2024 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.

  4. 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 ...

  5. A record number of US states are in drought during what may ...

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    The National Drought Mitigation Center said that the Lower 48 had not seen this much drought since 2022. Stats on the now record-setting Fall 2024 drought 48 states have some drought, most in # ...

  6. 49 states are in drought conditions, threatening water ... - AOL

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    Nearly all of the U.S. is facing drought, with Kentucky becoming the 49th state to enter drought in November, due to a historically dry autumn 49 states are in drought conditions, threatening ...

  7. After the rain: County inches clear of drought conditions for ...

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    Feb. 20—A little rainfall hits the spot — especially for local cattle and crop farmers eyeing the calendar (and the weather). After starting off this year in the depths of soil-parched ...

  8. 1980 United States heat wave - Wikipedia

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    The drought and heat wave conditions led many Midwestern cities to experience record heat. In Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature was below 90 °F (32 °C) only twice and soared above the century mark (100 °F or 38 °C) for 17 days straight; in Memphis, Tennessee, the temperature reached an all-time high of 108 °F (42 °C) on July 13, 1980, part of a 15-day stretch of temperatures ...

  9. Record Drought May Be a Good Time to Stop Using Corn for Fuel

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