In which decade in the United States, did the devastating dust storms occur in the prairie states?

Wow,,! I have read much history and watched many documentaries on the Dust Bowl area , our American history is amazing to know, ,again WOW,,can’t even imagine what the people went through,many people died from breathing in the fine dust particles, as fine as baby powder,,

Player #21374632, Oklahoma was also impacted.

The Grapes of Wrath is a pretty good example of what thousands did to survive.

Many of the other Great Plains states such as Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota & North Dakota, etc. were also very affected by the Dust Bowl years.

Sis, Thanks to the Oklahomans who migrated to California (Read John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath) if it were not for them; the Orange Packing Industry would not have not been a thriving business in the 30s. The people from the Dust Bowl were industrious, kind hearted people who worked cooperatively with the diverse ethnic groups. I like American history and I like how it seems that difficult such as the Dust Bowl, the Depression, etc. brought out the best in people.

EXCUSE ME!!! WHAT ABOUT OKLAHOMA? This was part of my Oklahoma History that I studied. I was born and raised in the panhandle of Oklahoma. My mother was born in 1936, and my Grandparents told us of the horrors of living through The Dust Bowl!!!

I’ve heard that’s why certain individuals today turn their drinking glasses right side up or upside down. The upside down ones can be traced to the ancestors of the dust bowl.

I knew the history of the event but I have problems with numbers so dates don't stick with me. I never realized that my parents were born on either end of it, in 32 and 38. They lived in Kansas City so not involved, but still a weird feeling.

Player #21374632, the brought it on themselves

HRH, why is that?

And to think that they thought they were making improvements with all of their new equipment but were actually setting themselves up for disaster!

An early 20th century example of the disastrous effect that human activity can have on the environment.

Cece, Yep, between that and smoke from burning Mexican fields, Texas, not to mention lax regulations that allow industry to pollute the air, make it difficult to breathe in Texas. My allergies are often bad and have been sneezing frequently for a week now.

Alws_Learning, From what I've read, many of the growers didn't even pay them enough to keep them fed by minimum calorie requirements. Children were often sick, no medical care, worked in the fields. There were strikes, but the growers and local law enforcement worked together to break that up, with violence sometimes

My father survived mostly on oatmeal during those years. Not much work of any kind was available. I've seen a family reunion picture from those years. A lot of people. but nobody looked a bit overweight. Very thin people.

There were many place in North America that had dust storm Canada had them start in 1929 and continue into the 1930’s. The united state dust reach as far as New York. And the Saharan Desert get large plumes that have traveled across the Atlantic and created havoc in Texas air . It can also travel up over Europe.

watched and learned about the dust bowl and how the Okies were treated in California. Truly tragic.

imagine the financial depression going on worldwide and add to that the dust bowl. Many farm animals starved to death as well as people.

Sis, that's why it's called the. dirty thirtys

Many animals also suffocated from the dust storms.