Which natural disaster coincided with poor farming techniques to create the Dust Bowl conditions?
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Correct answer: A decade-long severe drought starting in 1931
While the destruction of native grasses made the soil vulnerable, the lack of rainfall was the catalyst. The drought lasted for most of the 1930s, turning the over-plowed soil into a fine powder that the wind could easily lift.
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