Salton sea

• The once thriving sea that was a resort  mecca is in danger of becoming an environmental disaster. Interest in the water body, along with a BBC report, caused searches on Salton Sea to surge on the Web.
(YAHOO!)
• It was an accident that turned into an oasis in the southern California desert, but before long the Salton Sea may be gone for good. And its demise might also pose health and environmental risks for residents and wildlife.
(Huffington Post)
• CALIPATRIA – White pelicans basking in the sun, wings outstretched toward the vast blue sky in search of another resting place on the Salton Sea, embody the majesty that once defined this desert lake.
(Sacramento Bee)
• The Salton Sea, northeast of San Diego, is an important stop on the Pacific Flyway for migrating birds. Millions of birds stop there every year.
(NPR News)
• While playing the trumpet in a burning room, the protagonists voice is heard in narration. His story begins with him posing as Danny Parker, a speed freak addicted to methamphetamine, who hangs out with friends while indulging in drugs.
(Worldnews.com)
• Los Angeles is also the manufactured country club world of Palm Springs, the false hope of the rotting yacht club at the Salton Sea, the Matterhorn looming over Disneyland.
(Chicago Tribune)
• They are beside me now. I have given away Highwire Moon to migrant families in Mecca who work in vineyards near the Salton Sea; next month, I will give that book away to Oaxacan migrant families in Greenfield, near Salinas.
(Bellingham Herald)
• Altogether, over 70 parks are still closed in 2012 due to budget cuts in this state. Among them are beaches including Salton Sea State Recreation Area and Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve.
(YAHOO!)
• SALTON SEA — Agents from the Indio station seized a cocaine shipment worth $1.4 million at the Highway 86 checkpoint near the Salton Sea, the U.S. Border Patrol said Monday.
(Desert Sun)