I show it to my students as part of a lesson on environmental policy. [/quote]
I hope you realize that the current Salton Sea was created by the accidently breach of a dike in 1905 during a heavy rain season. It’s kinda like a puddle of water that develops during a heavy rain, only to evaporate when the weather is drier. Why we feel we need to “save” the Salton Sea is beyond me.
Reference:
The creation of the Salton Sea of today started in 1905, when heavy rainfall and snowmelt caused the Colorado River to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike. It took nearly two years to control the Colorado River’s flow into the formerly dry Salton Sink and stop the flooding. As the basin filled, the town of Salton, a Southern Pacific Railroad siding and Torres-Martinez Indian land were submerged. The sudden influx of water and the lack of any drainage from the basin resulted in the formation of the Salton Sea.
