Geological evidence for a drought episode in the western Pampas (Argentina, South America) duringthe early–mid 20th century

• Published in: The Holocene
• Main Authors: Tripaldi, Alfonsina, Zárate, Marcelo Arístides, Forman, Steven L., Badger, Timothy, Doyle, Moira Evelina, Ciccioli, Patricia Lucia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sage Publications
• Subjects: 20 Th Century; Aeolian Record; Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating; Pampas Dustbowl; South America; Western Pampas; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Austral; Argentina; Pampa; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/4558

Drought episodes during the early–mid 20th century were recognized and described in several places around the world, with extreme dry conditions and widespread landscape denudation, like during the famous ‘Dust Bowl’ in North America. However, there is scant documentation of droughts in southern Sou...