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Dust Bowl

NPR
Published May 20, 1996 at 11:00 PM CDT

Linda speaks with crop consultant Dale Fain about the drought conditions affecting some parts of Oklahoma. Fain claims that in some areas, the effects of the drought are comparable to the Dust Bowl of the 1930's...and may only get worse in the coming months.

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