re: #297 ipsos
This.
“Imperial” by William T. Vollman is a good (if very long) read about the area and its bizarre history and people. (Bonus: Vollman went to the little college in the Deep Springs Valley, as mentioned upthread,)
The Sea also only has about three years left. In 2018 they’re going to stop sending any mitigation water and what’s left of it is probably going to disappear forever.