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A news report [1] says that it appears the Salton Sea has recently passed the tipping point and has become too salty for most biology. Tilapia have stopped bree
by cjensen 10y ago
A news report [1] says that it appears the Salton Sea has recently passed the tipping point and has become too salty for most biology. Tilapia have stopped breeding in the Salton Sea. Birds which rely on small fish are now absent. Birds which consume small worms from the seafloor are now dying off.
[1] http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/08/09/salton-sea-biologists-find-some-birds-dead-missing/88118480/ http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2016/08/09/s...
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThis was always the end point and at least one of the environmental papers that looked at "saving" it stated as much. Its really too bad that harvesting the salt out of the water isn't economically feasible.