How the Sourhern Plains became the dust bowl

[malaise]

When Weather Changed History on Weather Channel - just starting.
Should be interesting.

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Thank you, should be interesting. n/t

[Kolesar]

2. I want to know what happened to Joanie...eom

[Critters2]

3. I saw it the other night. It is interesting. *spoiler*

Combo of weather and poor farming techniques. I was surprised to learn it was partly human-made.

[malaise]

4. It is very interesting

And there's always someone who warns people in advance.

[Critters2]

5. And always people who don't listen.

Saw the Christiane Amanpour show about genocide earlier this week, too. Same story. Sad.

[malaise]

7. DIdn't see Amanpour's show but at least with the dust bowl

the dust reached Washington while Bennett was there. Why do governments always reactive rather than proactive.

[ben_meyers]

6. Often times forgotten is that

right in the middle of the Depression one of, if not the hottest decade ever recorded, combined with a horrible drought and some unenlightened farming practices created the dust bowl years in the Midwest. This on top of the ongoing financial crisis finish off many of the remaining farmers and small towns of the era.

[malaise]

8. Very good point n/t