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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.
they had trouble keeping their jobs because there was a drought during the dust bowl.
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