Huge dust storms blew through the Great Plains during the 1930s. James Williams finds out if could happen again.
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Earth: Legacy of the Black Blizzards
Huge dust storms blew through the Great Plains during the 1930s. James Williams finds out if could happen again.
Added: Mar 30, 2009
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