The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake, is producing more toxic hydrogen sulfide gas than previously thought, according to a new study. The levels are so high that they exceed the state’s air ...

California’s largest and most-polluted lake, the Salton Sea, is exuding hydrogen sulfide, a noxious gas, at rates that greatly exceed the state’s air quality standards. Alarmingly, a new study finds ...

Many Imperial Valley residents have grown weary of repeated public health studies around the Salton Sea. One group of scientists is trying to focus on solutions instead. Amato Evan was in the desert ...

WASHINGTON (Amazing America TV) — It was once heralded as being the perfect getaway for Hollywood's elite. Today, the Salton Sea is perhaps one of California's greatest cautionary tales. Amazing ...

In 1905, levees broke on the Colorado River, and the water flowed into the lowest point in the United States to become the Salton Sea. California's largest inland body of water has become a magnet for ...

The Salton Sea, one of California’s most surreal landmarks, takes up 350 square miles in the otherwise parched desert south of Palm Springs. Decades ago, the lake was a hotspot for tourists and ...

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LOS ANGELES — On scorching days when winds blow across the California desert, the Salton Sea regularly gives off a stench of decay resembling rotten eggs. New research has found that the shrinking ...

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the Salton Sea in Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 4.3-magnitude earthquake jolted a lake shoreline Friday, ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...