Controversial, turn-of-the-20th-Century water diversions by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power caused Owens Lake, once a huge inland sea, to become an alkali flat that creates serious air pollution when the wind blows. Huge mitigation measure | AlpenImage Photography Archive

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A sandstorm caused by water diversions to Los Angeles.

Copyright: © Gordon Wiltsie
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Keywords: California, Human Landscapes, Inyo County, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Owens Lake, Owens Valley, Sierra Nevada, air pollution, alkali, atmospheric, clouds, color image, day, dust, environmental damage, horizon, horizontal, landscapes, nature, nobody, outdoor, photography, powerful, scary, sky, storms, water diversions, weather, wind
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A sandstorm caused by water diversions to Los Angeles.