Baking powder is made of baking soda and the right amount of acid to react with the soda (it also includes corn starch to keep the ingredients from prematurely reacting in the privacy of their container).
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The Dust Bowl affected the agricultural areas and damaged cash crops, that most farmers made a living on. Also severe droughts were held that affected the land in the southern plains. Economy was declining as most farmers were poor.
Individuals living in areas affected by the Dust Bowl literally ate and breathed dust for years on end; dust permeated homes and even found its way into their food and clothing (Low 95). There were few ways to mitigate for dust storms, since they could strike suddenly and without warning, much like tornadoes.