The community of Desert Shores on the northwest side of the Salton Sea. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) For as long as the Salton Sea has faced the threat of ecological collapse, some local ...

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 ...

In the days leading up to Tropical Storm Hilary, some on social media speculated whether the incoming deluge could help fill the shrinking Salton Sea. After all, the storm was forecasted to bring more ...

The Salton Sea was created by accident around a century ago, and today it's mostly known as a place to take questionably edgy photographs of decaying buildings and fish skeletons (and as an ...

Riverside County officials on Thursday unveiled a possible $400-million remedy for some of what ails the shrinking Salton Sea: record-high salinity levels, die-offs of fish, fewer birds and an immense ...

Once a booming resort destination, the Salton Sea is now one of California’s most surreal and haunting landscapes. In this video, we explore the eerie beauty of this dying lake, from its abandoned ...

Only a few decades ago, the Salton Sea was one of California’s gems. Many remember it as a highly visited tourist destination with seaside homes, prime fishing and water sports amid an idyllic desert ...

As my kayak sliced through the syrupy smooth Salton Sea, the only commotion on California’s largest lake was a massive flock of migrating American white pelicans plunging their long yellow beaks in ...

Reporting from Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge — Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia watched with ill-disguised frustration as a hearing aimed at expediting state projects to restore habitat and control ...

If you don't live near the fading banks of the Salton Sea, it's easy to forget it exists — that is, until the winds pick up. Depending on which way they are blowing, gusts carry tiny, toxic ...

Across the vast expanse of the Salton Sea, white gold can be found deep below the waters. The Salton Sea has been called "Lithium Valley" for good reason. "One of the single best locations, one of the ...

Until recently, most people weren’t familiar with the Salton Sea. But as California’s largest lake has rapidly receded over the last several years, it has begun to grab national headlines as the site ...