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California’s Salton Sea Is Dying

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In 1905, the Colorado River breached irrigation canals and began flooding into the Salton Sink, a dry lakebed. The Colorado River flowed into the basin for two years, giving rise to California's largest body of water, the Salton Sea. TheUseless Sea, from , is a search for beauty amidst the deterioration of the lake as increasing salinity and pollution now threaten its fragile ecosystem.

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