Saudi Arabia, of course, isn't the only place where engineering brought water to the desert. Here in California, we accidentally created the state's largest lake back in 1905 after the Colorado River ...

But then something started to go terribly wrong. The lake began to dry up, threatening the fate of fish, migratory bird ...

The Salton Sea is an ecological disaster, a man-made mistake that was supposed to become a resort to rival Palm Springs. Instead the sea has turned into a replacement wetlands refuge for sea birds ...

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 ...

S1: Welcome in San Diego , it's Jade Hindman. On today's show , we look at new research on the Salton Sea and its toxic impact on nearby neighborhoods. This is KPBS Midday Edition. Connecting our ...

SALTON SEA, Calif. (AP) - The Salton Sea is an incongruous sight: a huge body of water in the middle of a desert. And with good reason. California's largest lake was created purely by accident in 1905 ...

The Salton Sea was once a tourist destination, a "Palm Springs with water." Now the largest lake in California is an environmental disaster: The water is toxic and the surrounding area abandoned. It ...