It's typically the hottest time of year in parts of the country, and that was certainly the case in the mid-1930s during the ...

The Dust Bowl, arising from a combination of prolonged drought, heavy winds, and over farming leading to fruitless farmland, and skies blotted out by red and brown dust.

The Dust Bowl was infamous for its agricultural devastation in the Plains. It was also known for some of the most infamous heat waves, even floods, and not just in summer. From May 28-31, 1934, 91 ...

Chicago experienced its first dust storm since 1934 on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service. Weather officials issued a dust storm warning for the Chicago area, central Illinois ...