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Dust Storm Suffocates The Great Plains

By: Michael Passarelli, Fall Reporter/Editor
May 11, 2016
Photo Credit: Photo via Flickr labeled for resue under Creative Commons License

On this day in 1934, a massive storm sent millions of tons of over-farmed top soil into the air creating one of the most infamous dust storms in history during the Great Depression. The dust traveled as far as New York, Boston, and Atlanta.

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Michael Passarelli
Michael Passarelli, Fall Reporter/Editor
Michael Passarelli is 18 years old and a senior at Colonia High School. He is involved with numerous clubs at the school including Marching Band, Jazz Band, and was involved with the Directors Showcase for the theatre program during the fall semester. In the band he plays bass guitar and trumpet and during the 2014 season of Marching Band he was in percussion, and in the 2015 season he played bass guitar for the pit. Passarelli plans to eventually start a career in law enforcement although he has already acquired many skills and is very interested in possibly pursuing a career in construction. He plans to major in Business Management in college.
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