Miracle in the Desert

Miracle in the DesertConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 954

Apr 9, 2021 • 53m

Greg Bassenian shares the history of the Salton Sea and why it is beginning to disappear. Gary Krist covers the improbable creation of the city of Los Angeles.

Episode Segments

Miracle in the DesertApr 9, 202133mThe Salton Sea was a huge, watery mistake in California’s Imperial Valley.

The Salton Sea was a huge, watery mistake in California’s Imperial Valley.

The Invention of Los AngelesApr 9, 202120mLA was built against all odds in a waterless region.

LA was built against all odds in a waterless region.