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By RAOUL RAÑOA
The Salton Sea, California’s largest lake at 370 square miles, once supported resorts that drew celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Jerry Lewis. It is now in danger of shrinking by half. Mandated water transfers to metropolitan areas along the coast and other factors will expose large swaths of lake bed and drastically increase salt levels in the lake — changes that will kill fish, interrupt bird migration, cause dust clouds and affect local tourism.
Mandated transfers
The Salton Sea in 2033
If nothing is done, the mandated water transfers and other factors reducing water inflow will result in a total loss of more than 500,000 acre-feet…..more here