To withstand the extreme heat and arid conditions, crops in the Salton Sea air basin need to be watered regularly.
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Dec. 2024
The Sonoran Desert, which covers much of the southwestern United States, is a vast expanse of arid earth where cartoonish entities—roadrunners, tumbleweeds, telephone-pole-tall succulents—make occasional appearances.
While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
Tribune Content Agency,
oregonlive,
27 Nov. 2022
Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.
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