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Eco-Disasters 101: The Salton Sea
48 minutes Posted Nov 11, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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In 1905, an engineering mistake created a brand new 400-square-mile sea (lake?) in the California desert. People made the most of it at first, but it didn’t take long to become a toxic brew that now threatens the health of anyone in breathing distance.

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