Decades ago, the Salton Sea was one of California's most beloved tourist destinations, attracting the likes of Frank Sinatra, ...

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The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake, ... But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, straining a vital supply for Southern California. June 1, 2025.

A newly published study finds that California's Salton Sea emits hydrogen sulfide, a toxic and foul-smelling gas, at rates that regularly exceed the state's air quality standards. The presence of ...

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I pressed my face to the glass and tried to read the landscape the way I once read dusty playgrounds and brittle hillsides, ...

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LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network. ... Amid ecological decline at Salton Sea, Audubon California finds 15% increase in shore birds ...

“The communities around the Salton Sea are on the front lines of a worsening environmental health crisis. Hydrogen sulfide, also known as H2S, can be deadly if inhaled at very high levels, which ...

It’s unclear how many National Guardsmen participated in the operation, but the force totalled roughly 500 people.

A boat sits on the salt-encrusted shore of the shrinking Salton Sea near the community of Desert Shores in 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ... straining flows to Southern California.