1. In “The Grapes of Wrath,” John Steinbeck captures the suffocating dust storms and drought that plagued the Great Plains during the 1930s. “All day the dust sifted down from the sky, and the next ...

Some of America's most extreme heat occurred during the Dust Bowl, particularly in late July, and there are still all-time records standing today. On July 24, 1934, 91 years ago today, all-time record ...