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UC Dust professors Amato Evan and Rebecca Lybrand examine the soil along the edge of the Salton Sea at the mouth of the Alamo River near Calipatria, California on April 21, 2025. Their team is working on a new state-funded study into the types of materials embedded in the dust around the Salton Sea.

The race to understand the Salton Sea’s dust storms

LAWR's Dr. Rebecca Lybrand examines the soil along the edge of the Salton Sea as part of UC Dust. Dr. Lybrand and the UC Dust Team are working on a new state-funded study that is looking into the types of materials embedded in the dust around the Salton Sea.

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