Sophia


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Hello! I am Sophia and this is The [|Drought] Show. I am from fifth grade at [|MICDS] in [|St. Louis, Missouri]The purpose of this page is to show how natural disasters impact people's lives. This blog, will discuss many things about droughts like facts, events, science, safety, a nice weather widget, and even a section where we interview a surprise expert.

media type="custom" key="12202798" width="160" height="160" This is the weather in[| St. Louis, Missouri]. This is a link to MICDS's very own weather station! [|MICDS Weather Station]

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s This big disaster affected the U.S. and Canada. It lasted from 1930-1936 and in some places it lasted till 1940. After one storm alone, people had to tear down 356 houses! During the drought of the 1930s, without natural anchors to keep the soil in it's place, it dried and turned to [|dust]. It blew away eastward and southward in large dark clouds and started what we now call the [|Dust Bowl]. The worst dust storm was the huge black blizzard of April 14, 1935. It swept across the Plains with dust clouds so thick that they covered up the sun. Many people in stricken areas got dust pneumonia from breathing in soil that had blown in. Some people and livestock suffocated to death as well.

If the people of the U.S. and Canada would have had modern technology like today, they could have prepared very well. They could have had their air conditioners on and they could have listened to updates on the radio. Also, they could have checked the[| online drought monitor]. Today, we have many advantages like television and telephones. (to get in touch with neighbors, friends, and loved ones.)They could have also gone on different websites like [|Accuweather], [|FEMA], and [|Red Cross Disaster Safety Tips.]Remember to make a drought safety kit with lots of water! This is one of the "Black Blizzards." Here is a link to a cool video! [|Cool Drought Video!!!] This is my powerpoint on droughts! :) Here is a Current Event!! :)

// Special Thanks To: // //[|Wikipedia Droughts for Dust Bowl info]// //[|FEMA Natural Disasters for preperations]// // Wilmore, Kathy. "Memories Of The DUST BOWL. (Cover Story)." //Junior Scholastic //108.16 (2006): 12.// Middle Search Plus//. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. [|Black Blizzard photo] [|National Geographic Droughts 101 Video] = =