SAN DIEGO (CNS) -- The shrinking and drying out of the Salton Sea has reduced stress on the San Andreas Fault, possibly reducing the frequency and severity of earthquakes in Southern California, ...

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 ...

New research shows the Salton Sea is emitting hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs, at levels higher than previously measured. Researchers say such levels of the gas raise health ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Residents around the Salton Sea have long complained of respiratory ailments from particulate pollution that wafts ...

Pollution from the expanding shoreline of the Salton Sea may not be significant contributor to the region’s air problems. Some researchers suggest more emphasis on what people are breathing at home, ...

The Salton Sea has been called “the biggest environmental disaster in California history.” That’s partly due to its inhospitable nature and tendency to blow toxic dust all the way to Los Angeles. But ...

Dust from California's drying Salton Sea doesn't just smell bad. Scientists from UC Riverside found that breathing the dust ...

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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 ...