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High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms.
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Think of this year’s drought as a sort of dress rehearsal to consider the drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.
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From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.
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The Washington Post recently published this video of a Haboob descending on the airport in Lubbock on May 29.A haboob is a massive and intense dust…
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Panhandle folks out for stroll last night were treated to a dust storm of Biblical proportions. Because of the darkness, no one really saw the magnitude…
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The storm chaser known online as Twisterfiddler posted video recently of an impressive dust cloud rolling over southwest Kansas.Check out these three…
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Picture this: A software engineer pulls off Highway 83 because the dirt is so thick he can't see. Dirt drifts that require a farmer to get the scoop out…
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Growing up, I heard story after story about the Dust Bowl from my parents and grandparents. Dad described his mother shoveling rather than sweeping…