SALTON SEA SUMMIT 2024

Advances at the nexus of water, air and heath

​This coming Fall the UCR Salton Sea Task Force will host the fourth biannual Salton Sea Summit, with a focus on assembling and sharing cutting-edge research related to some of the most pressing environmental questions facing the Salton Sea region, as well as providing a platform for community dialogue and communication. This year's summit will be held on October 18th and 19th at Riverside's Palm Desert campus, with remote viewing also available on the second day at two satellite locations in Imperial and Mecca.

At the Salton Sea, Uncovering the Culprit of Lung Disease

https://undark.org/2024/08/19/salton-sea-uncovering-lung-disease/

Desert Sun 'This stinks: Salton Sea now emitting bad smells year round. Here's why'

https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/environment/2024/07/30/salton-sea-stinks-year-round-why-does-it-smell/74602216007/#

KCET/PBS 'Off the Beaten Path' documentary on the Salton Sea featuring Michael McKibben and the Lyons Lab.

https://www.kcet.org/shows/beaten-path/episodes/salton-secrets

How a few geothermal plants could solve America's lithium supply crunch and boost the EV battery industry.

Article from The Conversation

Clean energy depends on lithium. Can California supply it? 

Article from The Christian Science Monitor

Breathe: The Salton Sea - Dust Emissions, Lung Inflammation, and Asthma

Presented by Dr. David Lo, Lo Lab & Co

View the pdf slides here!

Renewable: Lithium promises revival for dying California inland sea

Drilling execs say the desertification of the California locale could fuel the battery production for 400,000 Teslas a year.

Article from Courthouse News Service also reported by Agence France-Presse 

Geothermal Updates for the Salton Sea Task Force

Presented by Dr. Michael McKibben and Dr. Arun Raju

Can need for lithium cure what ails the Salton Sea?

Extracting the useful metal from geothermal brine could benefit the environment, advocates say.

LA Times Article by Lois Sahagun

What's up with the Colorado River? A major input into the Salton Sea?

Presented by Dr. Kurt Schwabe

Fall 2021 Update from the Lyons Biogeochemistry Lab on the Salton Sea

Presented by Caroline Hung and Dr. Charlie Diamond

Salton Sea Restoration Efforts Could Fail Without Science - UCR News

This news article was also reported by YubaNet.com, HDdailynew.com, and IVP

Mr. Jonathan Nye presented a talk to USGS.

Ecological Crisis at the Salton Sea

Dr. Michael McKibbon presented a talk to the Lithium Valley Commission meeting at the California Energy Commission.

Dr. David Lo presented a talk to the National Academy "Distinctive Voices" Series. 

The Salton Sea: Health Disparity Amid An Environmental Crisis