New research provides solution for the 'Dust Bowl paradox'
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 11:50
in Earth & Climate
Almost 100 years ago, there was a strange, slow-motion takeover of the Great Plains. During the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, as a historic heatwave and drought swept the middle of the United States, there was a dramatic shift in the types of plants occupying the region.