Drying Salton Sea has caused dangerous pollution

California's Salton Sea Shrinking Faster Than Ever, Creating ...

The exposed lakebed, contaminated with agricultural runoff, is creating increasing amounts of polluted dust that threatens nearby communities.

Why the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust | Newswise

The Salton Sea, California's most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water in the last 25 years. New research has determined a ...

Environmental justice concerns at Salton Sea arise over a federal ...

Despite the water conservation benefits, concerns have been raised about the potential impact on wildlife and communities near the Salton Sea, ...

Why the Salton Sea is Turning into Toxic Dust - ECO Magazine

As the lake dries up, the concentration of salt and chemicals in the remaining water has increased dramatically, causing a mass die-off of ...

Why the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust - Phys.org

The Salton Sea, California's most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water in the last 25 years ... cause of the Salton Sea shrinking.

Salton Sea Drying Pollutes Nearby Communities | Mirage News

When desert winds stir up dust from the Salton Sea's exposed lakebed, nearby communities suffer from increased air pollution.

Salton Sea is drying up - DesertUSA.com/mb3

The winds kick up the dust, creating a serious air pollution problem. The flow of water into the lake is now greatly reduced, causing ...

Why the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust | EurekAlert!

As the lake dries up, the concentration of salt and chemicals in the remaining water has increased dramatically, causing a mass die-off of fish ...

Troubled Waters: The Salton Sea Project Part 2 - 'Toxic Exposure'

Owens Lake near Death Valley is a dried up lake bed environment, and it's now the largest manmade source of hazardous dust in the nation, ...

The Shrinkage of the Salton Sea Is Caused by a Decrease in ...

In the past 25 years, the Salton Sea, the state's most contaminated inland lake, has lost about a third of its water.

The Salton Sea – Within the Panorama

The Salton Sea is drying as Colorado River water is being diverted from farmers' fields to urban areas such as San Diego because of an agreement between ...

Dust to Dust. How the Salton Sea's toxic dust is… | by UC Riverside

Evaporation of the Salton Sea's water has also generated a rapid spike in salinity, which, in turn, has created an unstable ecology. Hundreds of ...

California's Salton Sea dust triggering child respiratory issues: Study

Wind-strewn dust from California's lithium-rich, shrinking Salton Sea may be triggering respiratory issues in children who live nearby, ...

Why the Salton Sea is turning into toxic dust - Technology Org

The Salton Sea, California's most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water in the last 25 years ... cause of the Salton Sea shrinking.

The Salton Sea, or the story of California's worst ecological disaster

Since there is no natural source of water feeding the area, the new sea would have gradually evaporated and disappeared from the map. However, croplands in the ...

Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened

The Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality Index, which considers scores above 150 unhealthy, and those above 300 hazardous, spiked to ...

Shrinking Salton Sea raises health alarms for surrounding community

... dry and toxic lakebed that could pose ongoing health risks to the surrounding community. Jonathan Vigliotti has more. #news #coloradoriver ...

As the Salton Sea shrinks, it leaves behind a toxic reminder of the ...

The Salton Sea has shrunk dramatically over the last few decades, exposing miles of lake bed — and the toxic chemicals trapped there — that ...

The dying Salton Sea and the plan to save it | KCRW

... environmental hazard, it is also drying up ... The dust alone can cause difficulty breathing and the toxic airborne soil from the Salton ...

The Toxic Wind Of Salton Sea Is Impacting Kids' Health In Southern

... area) is drying up at an alarming rate, causing its exposed bed to crumble and kick up toxic dust into the surrounding air. Two new studies have recently...