The Dust Bowl led to the creation of what is now called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Just as it celebrates a major milestone, the agency is dealing with job losses, massive proposed ...

Ninety years ago this month, in the depths of the Great Depression, Congress created a new agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture to safeguard rural prosperity for future generations: The ...

A major storm system kicked off the first of several major dust storms during the 1930s Dust Bowl and pushed it eastward on this date in 1933. The storm system provided a catalyst for strong warming, ...

The opening night of the 52nd annual Dust Bowl was an indoor basketball event. Rain and thunderstorms moved the Dust Bowl from Kendall-Perkins Park to the gym at Dugan Best Recreation Center. The fans ...

Dust storms in the Borderland are nothing new, but the severity of the weather events and their frequency have worsened, statistics note. Thomas Gill, professor of Environmental Science and ...

Arizona’s recent haboobs are dramatic but common, driven by thunderstorm winds. Wisconsin once saw Prairie dust darken its skies during the 1930s Dust Bowl. Better farming and forecasting has lowered ...

With the 52nd annual Dust Bowl basketball tournament set to tip off July 18, organizers have been working to build for the event’s present and future — while still paying tribute to its storied past.

The Dustbowl is a longstanding tradition in the city, focused on togetherness and peace. Organizer Kourtland Martin invited the community to join them in a celebration of culture and gathering of ...

Karen Russell, bestselling author of “Swamplandia!” and other novels, will discuss her latest work, “The Antidote” in Houston with Inprint on April 14. On April 14, 1935 a massive dust storm swept ...

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Alyssa Colman is the author of the middle grade fantasy The Tarnished Garden and the companion novel The Gilded Girl. Here she reflects on her research behind her forthcoming book, Where Only Storms ...