The man-made Salton Sea is a haven for birdlife in the Colorado Desert of southeast California. Before I even stepped out of my tent, I knew it was going to be a crowded morning on the Salton Sea.

The Salton Sea, which is roughly twice as salty as the ocean, covers about 325 square miles, almost twice the surface area of Lake Tahoe, but it is rapidly shrinking.

Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, pecking at crustaceans. Something else emerged a few steps closer to the ...

The Salton Sea Management Program’s 10-year plan sets a target of constructing 30,000 acres of projects by 2028, with specific acreage targets each year set by the 2017 order from the State ...

New research shows the Salton Sea is emitting hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs, at levels higher than previously measured. Researchers say such levels of the gas raise health ...

The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again.

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 ...

The Salton Sea is California’s largest lake, covering more than 300 square miles in Imperial and Riverside counties. Hydrogen sulfide is released as a byproduct of decaying algae and other ...

The Salton Sea occupies a much smaller footprint of what used to be Lake Cahuilla, which disappeared in the late 1500s. Then, in a wild spring runoff in 1905, the Colorado River blew out a ...

The new conservancy will manage land and water rights and oversee restoration work spelled out in the 2018 Salton Sea Management Program, a 10-year blueprint for building 30,000 acres of wildlife ...