Dust storms, hurricanes raging across the US Midwest, causing a lot of damage

Dust storm, Hurricane caused widespread property damage and at least two deaths in the Midwest.

According to meteorologists and land experts, gusty traveling at up to 105 mph (169 km/h) from Kansas to Wisconsin, sending dust from the topsoil into the air.

The storm, farmers say, evoked images of the Dust Bowl dust storms of the 1930s, with winds that toppled mobile homes and overturned cars on highways.

One person was killed by a fallen tree in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, according to the US National Weather Service. As reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a second person was killed in Minnesota, when a box of cereal fell onto a car.

“The damage was huge, but it could have been much worse,” said Todd Heitkamp, ​​a meteorologist in charge of the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The heaviest damage occurred in the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota, he said.

The topsoil in some fields has been blown away by the wind. (Photo: Reuters)

When the wind subsides, a dense layer of black soil covers the blades of the wind turbines and fills the drains. The topsoil in some fields, vital for growing crops, was blown away by the wind, farmers said.

According to Joanna Pope, Nebraska State Affairs Officer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Natural Resources Conservation, the weather conditions are dry across the Great Plains and the Midwest. , combined with traditional farming methods such as tilling has set the stage for a big dust storm.

“The best protection is to plant cover crops and practice soil-saving practices like no tilling,” she said. “The exposed soil dries out very quickly, and high winds will cause the soil to be swept away.”

The storm could spell trouble as farmers face delayed plantings, rising input costs and pressure to increase output amid record-high food prices and concerns about the health crisis. food shortage.

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