
Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | Truly CA
Season 3 Episode 2 | 1h 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Once “California’s Riviera”, the Salton Sea is now America’s worst ecological disaster.
Once known as the "California Riviera," the Salton Sea is now considered one of America's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Narrated by cult-movie legend John Waters, Plagues & Pleasures is an epic western tale of real estate ventures and failed boomtowns.
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Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea | Truly CA
Season 3 Episode 2 | 1h 1m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Once known as the "California Riviera," the Salton Sea is now considered one of America's worst ecological disasters: a fetid, stagnant, salty lake, coughing up dead fish and birds by the thousands. Narrated by cult-movie legend John Waters, Plagues & Pleasures is an epic western tale of real estate ventures and failed boomtowns.
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