Dust Bowl
A Look Back at the Droughts That Made Californians Take Droughts Seriously
"The loss of cattle was fearful. The plains were strewn with their carcasses."
Lord of the Tree Rings
Benjamin Cook looks at ancient trees to forecast future droughts. His latest findings are not good news for the West.
Curiouser Podcast: Lessons from the Greatest U.S. Environmental Disaster
NASA research scientist Benjamin Cook explains how the Dust Bowl years of the American Midwest were not entirely a "natural disaster" and how lessons learned then prevented a sequel.