Dust storms have been wreaking havoc across the country, and the mix of climate change and lax environmental regulations mean ...

Ninety years ago, the worst dust storm in American history blasted the Great Plains. The Dust Bowl had arrived.

This is exactly what happened to the late author Sanora Babb. Her inspiration began as a child in Southeastern Colorado after ...

Russell says she had been thinking about ”fantasy for sale,” as it relates to versions of the American dream, and about the ...

The end of winter and the beginning of spring always seem to be accompanied by winds that blow for days and weeks on end.

In 1929, Amelia Perry was born in Haskell County; just one year later, the nation would be hit with an agricultural and ...

Karen Russell's Dust Bowl novel effortlessly weaves in characters including a prairie witch that is the keeper of the town's ...

Karen Russell’s “The Antidote,” her first novel since Pulitzer Prize finalist “Swamplandia,” does not make it easy on ...

Deserts, overgrazed land and areas experiencing drought are ... which is essentially the 1930s Dust Bowl region. Image A vehicle in Green Bay, Wis., was covered in dirt after it rained on ...

Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel ...

The film narrates the struggles faced by farmers and ranchers on the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, highlighting their battle against drought and dust storms. It details the ...