About 3 miles east of Bombay Beach, and a half-mile back from the Salton Sea’s receding shoreline, the crunchy exposed playa gives way from a mostly empty white landscape to more and more native ...

The Salton Sea, the largest lake in California, was never supposed to exist. In the early 1900s engineers attempted to divert water from the Colorado River into the Imperial Valley using the Alamo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Birds populate a man-made canal at the Salton Sea Conservation Habitat project at the south end of the sea, December 10, 2021.

Once a booming resort destination, the Salton Sea is now one of California’s most surreal and haunting landscapes. In this video, we explore the eerie beauty of this dying lake, from its abandoned ...

California’s largest inland body of water is in trouble. Inflows to the Salton Sea have decreased, salinity is growing, the ecosystem is collapsing, and neighboring communities are suffering high ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. When David Lo first visited the Salton Sea shore in the spring of 2018, he was struck by the sheer oddness of the place: the beach of barnacle shells ...

To the editor: I believe it’s disingenuous to write about the drying Salton Sea without including the fact that the desert lake is not a naturally occurring body of water. (“As California farms use ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer ...

In the days leading up to Tropical Storm Hilary, some on social media speculated whether the incoming deluge could help fill the shrinking Salton Sea. After all, the storm was forecasted to bring more ...

Turn off Highway 111 just past Bombay Beach onto Hot Mineral Spa Road, pass Bashford’s Hot Mineral Spa and turn left on a dirt road that runs parallel with the Coachella Canal, and you’ll reach a ...