Can America be in for another 'Dust Bowl'?

         Millions of people left their homes in the Oklahoma, Texas area because the heat and dust storms are unfit for growing crops and cattle, making it impossible to survive. Thousands, though could not escape and were killed by infection. There were suicides and bankruptcies that were repeated day after day, year after year at a time when the U.S. was already going through the Great Depression. Nothing can compare to what happened 8o years ago, including the current  drought. Over 63% of the U.S. is suffering from moderate to extreme drought. Farmers' income is gone because crops won't grow and ranchers have to sell their cattle because they say it cost more to feed them than to keep them. Can it happen again? The recent Hurricane won't make a dent in the drought, but if the rain continues, it wont be as bad this time. There are also new tools and techniques to help the farmers and ranchers manage the drought. Our biggest hope is a change in the weather.


This article is created by Greg Botelho from CNN. Before reading this article, I knew about the 'Dust Bowl' in the 1930's and i knew that we were going through a drought. This allowed me to have more knowledge going into the article. Since I already knew a little about the topic, it was easier to understand. This article was written for the people of the U.S. to let us know about how the 'Dust Bowl' relates to the current drought. It also tells us what is being affected by this drought. This article is important because it is a current event that is affecting our economy and geography of the U.S. This drought is affecting agriculture and cattle raising and population distribution. People may have to flee their homes because of this drought.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/us/drought-perspective/index.html?hpt=us_c2