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The Trip From Salton Sea To Escondido Provides A Beautiful Afternoon Drive

There is nothing like a great relaxing drive through the California desert. The drive from the Salton Sea to Escondido is a beautiful one, with lots of great things to see and do along the way.

2013/05/21

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3.0-Magnitude Quake Recorded Near Salton Sea

A quake measuring a magnitude 3.0 struck near the Salton Sea.

2013/03/03

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Smog Regulators Approve $200K Salton Sea Stench Monitoring System

Months after an unusual stench blanketed parts of Southern California, local smog regulators have approved a $200,000 system to monitor the stench, it was reported Saturday.

2013/01/05

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Salton Sea The Culprit Of SoCal Stink

Air quality investigators have confirmed that a foul stench that stretched across Southern California came from the Salton Sea.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/11

A swarm of earthquakes have rattled the small farming town of Brawley, California. It is about 200-plus miles from Los Angeles. (credit: USGS)

Insurance Gap Looms For Brawley Residents As More Quakes Expected

Homeowners in the Imperial Valley and across the Southland may be rethinking their insurance coverage after a swarm of light to moderate earthquakes has left the region rattled.

2012/08/27

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Sheriff’s Deputies Unfazed After Dozens Of Earthquakes Rattle Salton Sea

A swarm of over two dozen earthquakes has done little to disrupt the lives of residents and sheriff’s deputies.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/01

Report Warns Southland Residents To Prepare For Mega Quake

Researchers have discovered some faults near the Salton Sea that they believe could trigger “The Big One”.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/06/27

Could Man Be At Fault For The Next Big Quake?

Researchers at the Scripps Institution For Oceanography warn that man’s interference with the Colorado River could set the stage for a major earthquake along the San Andres Fault.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/06/27

A mobile home parked near the Salton Sea, an inland lake which functions as a result of run-off agricultural waste water from the fields of Imperial Valley and the Coachella Valley. The city of Mecca is approximately 4 miles away from the Salton Sea. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)

What’s Rotten In Mecca? Stench Blamed On Waste Treatment Plant

Officials say the odor that has plagued the desert town can likely be blamed on a nearby water treatment plant.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/03/04

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