The Disappearing Lake: A Historical Analysis of Drought and the Salton Sea in the Context of the GeoHealth Framework

Abstract The Imperial Valley region of Southeastern California has become one of the most productive agricultural regions in the state and has the highest rates of childhood asthma in California. Lack of precipitation in the Imperial Valley has caused the water level of the Salton Sea to recede to a...

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Main Authors: Aubrey L. Doede, Pamela B. DeGuzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-09-01
Series:GeoHealth
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000271