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There is a similar "seaflooding" plan for that sea, and it is mentioned in passing at the end of the list of possible global sites in the article. https://www.
by ZeroGravitas 4y ago
There is a similar "seaflooding" plan for that sea, and it is mentioned in passing at the end of the list of possible global sites in the article.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-05/panel-rejects-idea-of-filling-salton-sea-with-ocean-water https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-05/panel-re...
- CommieBobDole 4y agoAn issue with flooding the Salton Sea to sea level is you'd submerge a lot of agricultural land that already exists to the north and south of the Sea. Plus a number of towns (like Coachella) that already exist in the area. Though, if you could use this to maintain the water level and salinity at historical levels, you could avert the ecological disaster that's going to happen when the Salton Sea dries up. And it would likely become a popular area for recreation again, like it was in the 1950s and 60s.
- bradleyjg 4y agoyou'd submerge a lot of agricultural land that already exists to the north and south of the Sea Thus solving, or at least significantly migrating, the Colorado river over allocation problem. Win-win.