With the continued drought all across the U.S. the situation is reaching the level of the dust bowl of the 1930s and currently this drought is 6th on the list but catching up to the droughts ahead of it.
Further Reading:
-http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/07/2012-drought-reaches-dust-bowl/54605/
Further Reading:
-http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2012/07/2012-drought-reaches-dust-bowl/54605/