Were Is the Dust Storm?

Most of the world's dust storms occur over the Middle East and North Africa. However, they can also happen anywhere in the United States. In the U.S., dust storms are most common in the Southwest, where they peak in the springtime. On any given day, dust storms kick up a lot of dust into our air.

What states are affected by the dust storm?

The dust storms forced thousands of families from Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico to uproot and migrate to California, where they were derisively known as “Okies”—no matter which state they were from.

Where in the US does this great dust storm take place?

The Dust Bowl

It now describes the area in the United States most affected by the storms, including western Kansas, eastern Colorado, northeastern New Mexico, and the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles.

Chloe Bennett

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