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25 de feb. de 2023 · The Salton Sea, an Accident of History, Faces a New Water Crisis - The New York Times. The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face...
Hace 22 horas · California’s drying Salton Sea has caused pollution, health problems. Bails of hay spread out across the Salton Sea, which are designed to block toxic dust from the receding shoreline, are seen in Salton City, Calif., on May 17, 2023. (Sam Ribakoff/Courthouse News) Sam Ribakoff. SAN DIEGO (CN) — Back in 2003, farmers in California's ...
8 de nov. de 2022 · In the last 25 years, the Salton Sea, California’s most polluted inland lake, has lost a third of its water. According to a new study, the reason for the decline is a reduction in Colorado River flow. As the lake dries up, the concentration of salt and chemicals in the remaining water has skyrocketed, triggering a mass die-off of ...
23 de ago. de 2021 · Long troubled Salton Sea may finally be getting what it most needs: action — and money. Western Water notebook: California's largest lake could see millions in potential funding to supercharge improvements to address long-delayed habitat and dust suppression needs
21 de feb. de 2023 · A recent study found that dust mobilized by wind blowing across the playa triggers lung inflammation. Without government intervention, the sea would reach a lower equilibrium size by 2045 that matches smaller inflows with evaporation losses. Even greater areas of playa would be exposed, potentially generating even more airborne dust.
23 de ago. de 2023 · At hearings held by the State Water Resources Control Board in 2002, environmental scientist Tim Krantz testified that if the water transfers went through, the lake would contract dramatically and salinity levels would jump, leaving the lake uninhabitable for most wildlife within seven to 12 years.
15 de jul. de 2020 · We will still have water in the lake but less than today and less than in Scenario 2. The reasons for the decline are changes in subsurface water flows, lower Colorado River inflows owing to lower snowpack and population growth, and higher evaporation rates in future.
