The Salton Sea is shrinking as less water flows in from the Colorado River, surrounding farms use more efficient irrigation and the planet warms. As water levels recede, the exposed lake bed is ...

California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea, is drying up, taking with it vital ecosystems and presenting a public health ...

The Salton Sea, the largest lake in California by surface area, is shrinking at an alarming rate. A new study reveals that changes in water policies have accelerated its retreat, leaving behind a dry, ...

The Salton Sea, once a thriving destination for tourism in Southern California, is now a symbol of environmental decline. But ...

The fire, dubbed the Buchanan Fire by the agency, started in vegetation near where Highway 86 intersects with Avenue 72. That intersection is located about 2 miles from the Salton Sea near Mecca and ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Haze hung over the Salton Sea on a recent winter day, while black-necked stilts and kildeer waded in the shallows, pecking at crustaceans.

Hours after reporting an earthquake under the Salton Sea, the United States Geological Survey said Friday the report had been an error and no quake happened. The ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — A section of the Salton Sea was hit by a 4.6 magnitude earthquake Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at 10:26 a.m. in a southern ...

Original Report - 3/14/25 - 11:00 a.m. A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded at the Salton Sea Friday morning. The earthquake was first recorded just before 10:30 a.m., according to the US ...

Disadvantaged communities around the Salton Sea are already "acutely impacted by less water making its way to the rapidly shrinking Salton Sea," the groups argued in their original petition. Among the ...