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The storms and the Great Depression continued.

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The southern Plains were rapidly turned from grasslands to wheat fields.

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Experience the conservation efforts to bring farms back to life

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Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey and Susan Shumaker talk about making The Dust Bowl.

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The Dust Bowl chronicles the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history

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With the dust storms, midday turned into midnight.

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The dust storms were so severe they could suffocate those trapped out of doors.

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Feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history.

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Those caught in the dust thought the end of the world was upon them.

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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss making The Dust Bowl

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The Dust Bowl was the worst man made ecological disaster in American History.