The Salton Sea is smellier than ever and worsening people’s asthma
The air quality is notoriously bad near the Salton Sea. As California’s largest lake has continued to evaporate, it’s become saltier and dustier, causing breathing problems for locals like Clark. Alongside the health problems is what she describes as a “putrid dead smell” emanating constantly from the water. A soon-to-be published study by UC Riverside shows that the Salton Sea’s rotting odors have become a yearlong nuisance for residents in cities near the lake. The South Coast Air Quality Management District recently issued another odor advisory for parts of the Coachella Valley just north of the Salton Sea, a warning that covered the last six days.
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