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Dust storm in Colorado
In the United States, an unusual dust storm darkened the sky on Wednesday. It swept over the state of Colorado at speeds of more than 160 kilometers per hour. As a result, the power supply collapsed in four states, and almost 100,000 households and businesses were temporarily without electricity. The dust storm brings back memories of the time of the economic crisis. There were regular devastating dust storms in the Midwest in the 1930s. The cause was a drought and extensive agricultural use of the prairie. After clearing the prairie grass, the wind eroded the topsoil. The result was the collapse of agriculture. About 2.5 million people emigrated from the so-called “Dust Bowl” to other states.
As a result, the power supply collapsed in four US states.