1934–35 North American drought

none Canada July 2026 May 2025 thumb|Approaching dust storm in South Dakota in 1934 Excessive heat and drought problems affected the United States in 1934–35 from the Rocky Mountains, Texas and Oklahoma to parts of the Midwestern, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic states. These droughts and excessive heat spells were parts of the Dust Bowl and concurrent with the Great Depression in the United States. A number of U.S. states experienced new records in both heat and dryness, including (in order) Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The drought had similar effects on the Mid-Atlantic states and the southern regions of New England. The affected areas had actually experienced insufficient rainfall from 1930 until 1941, explaining in part the lack of water. The death toll of the drought and the associated heat waves is estimated to between 6,000 and 10,000 people. Overview Multiple U.S. states set heat and dryness records in many regions; these included Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Ohio, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, Texas, Nebraska, and Louisiana.1934 Had the Worst Drought in the Last Thousand Years 10 October 2014 NASA https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/1934-had-worst-drought-of-last-thousand-years May 15, 2022 The conditions not only negatively affected the Great Plains, Midwest or Great Lakes areas, they did likewise across the Mid-Atlantic States (Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, New York State, Pennsylvania, New Jersey) and into several southern New England States.The Dust Bowl Explained Iowa Culture 20 June 2018 https://iowaculture.gov/history/education/educator-resources/primary-source-sets/dust-bowl#:~:text=During%20the%20summers%20of%201934,from%20blowing%20into%20the%20air May 15, 2022 There were also dust storms in 1934 and 1935 in the southern Great Plains, the Midwest, Great Lakes States and even the East Coast of the U.S.A Great Windmill for Mansfield - Great Dust Storms of 1935 Richland Source https://www.richlandsource.com/area_history/a-windfall-for-mansfield-the-great-dust-storms-of-1935/article_fb753432-a878-11e7-a0b7-df602b88e9af.html May 15, 2022 Many studies indicate that the drought spells might have been caused when tractors and farm machinery were introduced the previous decade. Furthermore, not enough rain fell over the areas in question in the period between 1930 and 1941, one of those periods being 1934–35. According to numerous studies, the 1934–35 droughts and heat might have certainly been the worst such events in the 20th century at that particular time.The 1934 Droughts were the Driest and Most Widespread for the Past Millennium Sci-News Studies http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/science-1934-drought-driest-most-widespread-past-millennium-02213.html May 15, 2022 Several states, however, were worse affected when the 1936 North American heat waves and drought spells developed that year and reset records across those areas. The drought might have covered between 70% and 86% percent of North America according to research studies, multiples of which set the coverage closer to the latter.The 1934 Droughts were the Worst of the Last Millennium Advancing Earth and Space Sciences https://news.agu.org/press-release/1934-drought-was-worst-of-the-last-millennium-study-finds/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%2C%20DC%E2%80%94%20The%201934%20drought,according%20to%20a%20new%20study May 15, 2022 The death toll under the drought and heat waves was from six to almost ten thousand.How Many Deaths from the Dust Bowl Study.com Network https://study.com/academy/answer/how-many-deaths-were-caused-by-the-dust-bowl.html#:~:text=Around%207%2C000%20people%20died%20during,%2C%20and%20from%20dust May 15, 2022 References Category:1934 natural disasters in the United States Category:1935 natural disasters in the United States Category:1930s droughts Category:1934 disasters in Canada Category:1935 disasters in Canada Category:Natural disasters in Canada Category:Great Depression in the United States Category:Dust Bowl Category:Droughts in the United States Category:Droughts in Canada Category:Agriculture in Texas Category:Agriculture in Oklahoma Category:Agriculture in Kansas Category:Agriculture in Canada Category:History of the Midwestern United States