EditorialA dock that once extended onto the Salton Sea, the state's largest lake, in Salton City, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022. (Mette Lampcov/The New York Times)
EditorialA dock looks over a dried-up canal that once fed into the Salton Sea, in the Iberia Wash neighborhood of Salton City, Calif., Dec. 15, 2022. (Mette Lampcov/The New York Times)