Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: NASA Explains "Dust Bowl" Drought, March 18, 2004; pp. n.p..
"NASA scientists have an explanation for one of the worst climatic events in the history of the United States, the 'Dust Bowl' drought, which devastated the Great Plains and all but dried up an already depressed American economy in the 1930's." (EARTH OBSERVATORY) This article explains how NASA scientists, using satellite data, have determined the cause of the Dust Bowl.
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United States National Aeronautics and Space Adm.
Artificial satellites in meteorology Climatic changes Droughts Dust Bowl--1930s Meteorological models Meteorology--Research Ocean temperature