During the eight years during the dust bowl life was affected because of topsoil and land being blown everywhere. Then in return causing sight and breathing to be challenged and difficult. Another misfortunate event that occurred was, this happened during the 1930’s causing people to have to seek shelter in order not to suffocate or get lost in the wild, people even just held hands not to get lost as well in these “Black Blizzards”! Also as drought and storm took over the Plains, farmers