Black Sunday
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Black Sunday was a catastrophic 1935 dust storm during the Dust Bowl that turned daytime skies black and became one of the era’s most infamous environmental disasters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dust storm
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environmental disaster → natural disaster → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Black Sunday dust storm
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| chronologicallyWithin |
1930s
→
Great Depression → |
| describedBySource |
contemporary newspaper reports
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eyewitness accounts → oral histories → photographs → |
| hasCause |
high winds
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overplowing of prairie grasslands → poor agricultural practices → severe drought → |
| hasConsequence |
abandonment of farms
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health issues such as dust pneumonia → long-term soil erosion → |
| hasCulturalImpact |
featured in documentaries about the Dust Bowl
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inspired later historical studies of the Dust Bowl → |
| hasEffect |
crop destruction
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daytime skies turned black → economic hardship for farmers → increased public awareness of Dust Bowl crisis → livestock deaths → mass migration from the Great Plains → public support for New Deal conservation measures → reduced visibility to near zero → respiratory problems for residents → strengthening of the Soil Conservation Service → |
| hasWeatherCondition |
extremely strong winds
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massive dust clouds → |
| influenced |
U.S. soil conservation policy
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creation of soil conservation programs → |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Great Plains → Kansas → New Mexico → Oklahoma Panhandle → Texas Panhandle → United States → |
| notableAs |
one of the most infamous events of the Dust Bowl
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one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history → |
| partOf |
Dust Bowl
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|
| pointInTime |
1935
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April 14, 1935 → |
| significantEventFor |
Dust Bowl
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dust Bowl
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