Unfortunate Farmers in the Great Plains during the 1930's

In the 1930s, young people living in Great Plains, newly married farmers lived a terrible life. First of all, it means that marrying is available to more than one person. This is more responsible and leads to fragmentation of food among families. Then, the country is also in a recession, so the prices of food and grain are very low. Farmers already have debts due to the new machines and land purchased to satisfy the needs of war during the First World War. Then the recession closed the bank, so the farmer lost all the money in the bank.

During the 1930s the Great Plains experienced severe drought and farmers were forced to leave their land to look for work. Drought, coupled with the agricultural practices of the time, brought "black snowstorms" rolling through the plains. Why is this drought so broad and long-term? And will it also happen? Recent climate change caused by human activity makes it difficult to predict the likelihood of such recurrence in the near future. However, the evidence from the rings and lake sediments shows that during the past 400 years the Great Plains experienced a drought lasting 1 to 2 years more than a sandstorm.

In the 1930s Great Plains suffered drought and long-term drought and killed many farmers in this area. This terrible drought began in 1930, heavy rain in a short period of time, flooding occurred in many areas of the pan handle in Oklahoma. There was a heavy snowstorm this winter in the winter and a drought took place at the end of summer. Many of the large plain farms lost most of the crops and were greatly affected by the first drought of the 1930s. Rainfall in July and August decreased by about 40% compared to the previous year. From 1934 to 1936, record drought hit Southwest. In 1934, the temperature was very high, many people died of heat. In 1935, it is very rainy year. In the summer of 1936, fever began to rise quickly, reaching over 120 degrees in many days.