The Dust Bowl


Degradation of drylands claims peoples' cultural heritage and their livelihoods. The Dust Bowl of the 1930's forced farmers from their land. These ecomigrants left to find work in cities or farms elsewhere in the United States. Above, people struggle to move on through the wasted areas the Dust Bowl produced.

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photo credit: U.S. National Archives

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