What is a black blizzard?
During the drought of the 1930s in America...
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Updated On: 10/13/2009
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During the drought of the 1930s in America, with no natural anchors in place, the soil dried, turned to dust and blew eastward and southward in large dark clouds. They blackened the sky and reached all the way to East Coast cities such as New York and Washington DC. Much of the soil ended up as deposits in the Atlantic Ocean, and were called ‘Black Blizzards' and ‘Black Rollers', and reduced visibility to a few feet. The Dust Bowl or Dirty Thirties - 1930-36 and even up till 1940 - were caused by drought and decades of extensive farming without crop rotation.
 

Drought of the 1930s in America, Large dark clouds, East Coast cities, New York and Washington DC, Atlantic Ocean, Black Blizzards, Dust Bowl, Dirty Thirties, Black Rollers, Drought, Decades of extensive farming, Crop rotation
 

Why are large ships called liners? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 37, Hits: 310]
Regular scheduled voyages on a set route on the sea are called ‘line voyages’ and vessels trading on these routes to a timetable are called liners...
Updated On: 7/27/2009
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What is switchgrass? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 104, Hits: 1059]
Switchgrass, known in Botany as Panicum Virgatum L., is the perennial tall grass found in North America and Mexico...
Updated On: 8/31/2008
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What is xeriscaping? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 125, Hits: 870]
Xeriscaping refers to landscaping which doesn't require additional water
Updated On: 8/25/2008
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What’s unique about the Rio Grande River? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 179, Hits: 936]
Two different rivers bear the Rio Grande name: the first is the river flowing through the eastern part of Jamaica...
Updated On: 6/2/2008
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What is Water Harvesting? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 97, Hits: 596]
We allow most of our rain water to run into the drains. Simple rural techniques of water storage show us how we can actually use this water in the dry months...
Updated On: 1/9/2008
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What were the Pillars of Hercules? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 45, Hits: 1637]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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Who first traced the course of the Congo? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 56, Hits: 1950]
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Updated On: 1/16/2007
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Can people create deserts? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 93, Hits: 1897]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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What is the world's remotest inhabited country? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 52, Hits: 1606]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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Why do laurel and holy trees have shiny waxy leaves? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 261, Hits: 2667]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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Which the deepest spot in the sea? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 27, Hits: 2815]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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Can continents drift? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 78, Hits: 1926]
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Updated On: 1/15/2007
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Which fish breathes air? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 109, Hits: 2360]
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Updated On: 1/13/2007
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Why is the Amazon River so called? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 1339, Hits: 2913]
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Why do wells dry up? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 866, Hits: 2473]
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Where is the world's driest place? [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 987, Hits: 6884]
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