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10ffgrid's avatar

I grew up in that region in the 50's, 60's, and 70's. The Salton Sea did indeed go from a unique paradise to a disaster in just a few decades. Your article is quite accurate. Back then, fishing for Corvina was a bountiful harvest, and the weather was great in the winter ....... fond memories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-a3sQ09DFo It is today, as your article describes, an eco-disaster ...... so sad. Thanks so much for a walk-back-in-time.

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K.T. Lynn's avatar

Thanks for sharing this. The Salton Sea is really a tragedy.

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EvanP's avatar

I'm holding out for vacuum energy extraction technology myself. The alternative energy movement would all be quite humorous if it wasn't so dangerous.

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K.T. Lynn's avatar

Agreed. Messing with the power grid can and does get people killed.

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Austin Speed's avatar

I really enjoyed this article. I live in San Diego and i didn’t know half of the details you provided here. I think this was a great summary of the Salton Sea’s sad environmental history along with a very interesting and balanced description of the lithium mining developments going on there.

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Al Christie's avatar

Thanks for the informative article.

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Kilovar 1959's avatar

The chances of actual extraction are higher at the bottom of the Mariana Tench than in California.

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Andy Fately's avatar

certainly, the chances of economic extraction are

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Tuco's Child's avatar

CA Environmental Destruction run rampant for the Lithium False God 😞

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Thomas J Shepstone's avatar

Important facts here!

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