new project! shrinkingsaltonsea.com

wherein I track the receding shoreline of the Salton Sea, combining a 2007 bathymetric survey alongside 2023 and 2024 shorelines, collected by an ultramarathon runner who circles the shoreline annually to track each year's decline

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wherein we see the dramatic shoreline reduction at bombay beach

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@nelson yes I can’t believe they still had water in their marina in 2007

@binx awkward formatting but here's someone's personal memory of the place in its heydey. Reminds me a bit of Lake Havasu City. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gtusa/history/usa/ca/desert-shores.htm

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This is a hometown instance run by Sam and Ingrid, for some friends.