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SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, ...

The Salton Sea is a haven for wildlife, a repository of critical minerals and the site of some of the worst environmental and economic conditions in California. The contrast between its natural riches ...

The UCI research marks one of the first investigations to directly link the dust to measurable declines in children’s ...

Children living near the Salton Sea, in Southern California's desert region of Imperial County, are experiencing poorer lung ...

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In an aerial view, steam rises from fumaroles, or steam vents, situated between two of the five Salton Buttes lava dome volcanoes that line the southeastern edge of the Salton Sea and are heated by ...

Putrid, potentially harmful levels of hydrogen sulfide blow off the fast-drying Salton Sea far more often than what is recorded by regional air regulators, according to new research. The gap is likely ...

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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 ...