The Dust Bowl was primarily caused by a combination of prolonged drought, poor land management practices (such as over-farming and over-grazing), and high winds that carried away loose topsoil. These factors led to the erosion and depletion of soil, creating massive dust storms across the Great Plains region of the United States in the 1930s.
over worked land and drought
The great plains
The long drought conditions were just one of the causes for the Dust Bowl- overuse of the land and falling farm product prices also contributed to this disaster.
Drought, and infertile land
Drought and over farming
Alex Wood
overworked land and drought
over worked land and drought
over worked land and drought
The great plains
The long drought conditions were just one of the causes for the Dust Bowl- overuse of the land and falling farm product prices also contributed to this disaster.
Drought, and infertile land
Drought and over farming
The long drought conditions were just one of the causes for the Dust Bowl- overuse of the land and falling farm product prices also contributed to this disaster.
Soil erosion. Overworked land and drought
The same factors that cuased the ones in the past.
The inappropriate farming practices such as overplowing, monoculture farming, and lack of crop rotation during the 1930s dust bowl contributed to the disappearance of topsoil. This left the soil exposed to erosion by wind and water, causing the top layer of nutrient-rich topsoil to be blown away in massive dust storms.