Early in 1905, the first of five floods surged down the diversionary canal, and attempts to close it became futile. By the end of June, 14,000 cubic feet of water per second was settling into the ...

After decades of trial and error, a new plan is taking shape around the Salton Sea, California’s largest — and endlessly troubled — lake. The accidental inland sea, some 35 miles long, sprung to life ...