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The salton sea is a man made disaster. I couldn't see how it could be any worse than it is now. Given the dire climate situation we're in, it seems like a no br
by TSiege 4y ago
The salton sea is a man made disaster. I couldn't see how it could be any worse than it is now. Given the dire climate situation we're in, it seems like a no brainer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjGAWxL23c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TjGAWxL23c
- idontwantthis 4y agoIf it dries out completely it will be much much worse.
- kurthr 4y agoDo you want to accidentally spill water from the Colorado into it again? https://allthatsinteresting.com/salton-sea-history https://allthatsinteresting.com/salton-sea-history
- bombcar 4y agoWe can always bring back Operation Plowshare and try to connect the Salton Sea to the Gulf of Mexico.
- wsinks 4y agoJust out of curiousity, how would it get much worse? I wonder if it wouldn't make it better since a lot of the water seems to just be so salty it kills everything. Do you mean it'll just be drier and therefore suck more water out of the local ecosystem?
- idontwantthis 4y agoIt is full of toxic materials from agricultural runoff. If it dries out then that will become a gigantic dust cloud that will poison millions of people.
- throwaway1777 4y agoSource?
- wsinks 4y agoThank you! I completely forgot about the agricultural runoff, that would make things worse.
- TSiege 4y agoIt's going to dry out completely either way