Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas
Climate change has spread worries about how people will react if there are sudden and harsh changes in climate.
Robert McLeman is a professor of Geography at the University of Ottawa who decided to examine history for some answers. He turned to a North American event that combined a long period of draught with a long economic slump.
Robert Mc Leman told Jerome what he expected to learn from the Dust Bowl era.
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