Salton Sea: Is it drying up for good?

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A boat oddly stuck in the ground, right next to the marina on the west coast of the Salton Sea, California, on June 13, 2010.
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Salton Sea 2

Pelicans fly over a great blue heron on the shore of the Salton Sea on March 21, 2012, south of Mecca, California.
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The Salton Sea is seen before dawn on March 21, 2012, south of Mecca, California.
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Disused structures on the shore of the Salton Sea are seen on March 21, 2012, south of Mecca, California.
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Date palms are seen on March 21, 2012, south of Mecca, California.
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Salt-resistant plants grow in sand made up of small fish bones on the shore of the Salton Sea before sunrise on March 21, 2012, south of Mecca, California.
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Salton Sea 7

Dead palm trees stand at a former yacht club on the shore of the Salton Sea, the biggest lake in California, which has dried up and refilled numerous times, on July 7, 2011, in Salton City, California.
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Dead tilapia fish lie on dry ground near pilings that once supported a dock at a former yacht club on the shore of the Salton Sea, the biggest lake in California, which has dried up and refilled numerous times, on July 7, 2011, in Salton City, California.
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