Lithium drilling advances at the Salton Sea

Re:Lithium drilling advances at the Salton Sea by pram on Monday April 18, 2022 @10:18PM (#31079166)

Not really the topic but the area around the Salton Sea is one of the wildest things I’ve ever seen. It literally looks like an apocalyptic wasteland.

There’s ruined, half buried buildings near the shores. Tons of abandoned structures. Also the air was so acrid it was burning my eyes and nose the entire time.

Absolutely surreal. Wouldn’t be out of place in a Fallout game.

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Re:Lithium drilling advances at the Salton Sea by noduerme on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @02:24AM (#31080179)

The smell is horrendous. And the shoreline is made of fish bones. The Salton Sea was an ecological disaster when it was accidentally created... the only thing that might make it worse now is if it dries out and the salt blows off.

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Re:Lithium drilling advances at the Salton Sea by mds on Monday April 18, 2022 @11:33PM (#31079522)

And it is in fact the inspiration for "Sandy Shores" in GTA5.

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