Some of the most interesting dust bowl facts involve the immensity of the dust clouds and storms that raged through the Great Plains. In some cases, they reached cities as far away as Boston, which is often lost on those of us studying it today. The dust storms were referred to as “Bl...
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 02: A traveler arrives at a nearly-deserted O'Hare International Airport on April 2, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The airport, which typically serves 8.2 million passengers a month, has closed two of its seven runways as the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced...