The 'Dust Bowl' geographically centered on the 'panhandle' regions of which two states?
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Correct answer: Texas and Oklahoma
While the drought affected much of the Great Plains, the most severe erosion and dust storms occurred in the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, as well as parts of Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. This region became the epicenter of the environmental catastrophe.
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