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North American Drought: A Paleo Perspective - 20th Century Drought

North American Drought: A Paleo Perspective - 20th Century Drought

This site provides background information on the effects of the Dust Bowl in the 1930s, the 1950s drought, and the 1987-1989 drought in the Great Plains of the American Midwest. It features discussions of the extent of each drought and the economic damage incurred, using text, photographs and graphic illustrations. A link to a discussion of the Palmer Drought Severity Index is included....

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Keywords:
Social Sciences, Erosion and Weathering, Geoscience, NSDL, 20th Century, Environmental Science, Rainfall, Ecology, soil, Science, Physics, Soil Science, Meteorology, Runoff, Earth Science, Space Sciences, Chemistry, Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Space Science, Forestry and Agriculture, Drought, Physical Sciences
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 27, 2016
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Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Primary Audience:
High School
Technical Format:
Website
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Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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Unknown
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