Region of severe drought in the 1930s (4,4)

I believe the answer is:

dust bowl

(Other definitions for dust bowl that I've seen before include "Drought area in the US" , "Place that's dry" , "Result of drought, bad farming" , "Drought-stricken prairies in the US that suffered storms of fine powder in the 1930s" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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