Slab City reaches its boiling point

That's part of why the Salton Sea drying up would be so disastrous. For the last 100 years, as water as evaporated it's been refilled with runoff from agricultural waste, a nearby superfund site, and other locations that probably should become superfund sites. All that runoff brings fertilizer, pesticides, etc that just sit at the bottom forever... Until the shoreline recedes, the dusty playa blows off and all that nasty stuff goes back into the air. Even with the current state of the Salton Sea, childhood asthma rates are way higher than elsewhere in the state.

Not to say that the rest of the things you mention aren't ecological disasters as well, but likely none are so immediately hazardous to the surrounding communities.

The environmental DDT you complain about, and the air pollution which you complain about are actually both problems that stand to get worse as the lake dries. As it dries, it and exposes more of these chemicals and particulates that were once buried under water--now able to be carried freely by the wind.

The same thing is happening around Salt Lake City.

But none of the water would be diverted if it was not for human intervention. It would have followed the natural course of things.

Nevermind the number. It is "All of them". This is not bombastic or exaggeration, it is simple truth.

> It's really important to say that East Jesus Art Commune and Leonard's Mountain are not and never have been considered part of Slab City .... so it would help for you creators to actually find out about that before calling it part of The Slabs...it misleads people into believing the Slabs must be a very artistic place , which it is most certainly not... Because of a Bad Mechanic screwing us ...we had the misfortune of living there for 2 straight years ... The Real Slab City story is there is Garbage strewn everywhere , many people get attacked and bitten by very vicious Slab Dogs ...there are numerous serious fights leading to hospitalization and sometimes death ...women travelers get raped at least 3 times a year there ...Slabbers deliberately burn down peoples camps and RV's at least 11 times per year ....so if you like staying in a dangerous ghetto and can pretend that everywhere is just as trashed out as Slab City is ...you'll love that dump..

A safer alternative destination might be the Fountain of Youth Spa, which has been there since at least the 1970s. But I'd check the recent reviews, and hold off until November at least.

Driving through Wonder Valley elsewhere in California is interesting, and then reading about why almost every building is exactly the same size.

Have you never been outside in 120F+ temps?

I have spent many years of my life in those temps (Australia, all around Africa). Shade and plenty of drinking water and it's completely fine. Millions of people live their lives in those temps with no AC, no fridge, etc.

I hear the same thing about the cold like "Frostbite in a matter of seconds past -30F". I used to regularly ride my bike to work at -48C (-54.5F) and enjoyed it. With the right layers it was completely fine. By the time I got to work I would take off my jacket, gloves and touque and stand outside with a ton of exposed skin for 2-5 minutes in attempt to cool down. (though my legs were usually numb because I couldn't be bothered wearing more layers)

Please go out and explore and enjoy the world rather than fearing it.

If you look at the Wikipedia climate tables for Slab City and Tempe, they're basically identical.

You're correct that it's lethal if you're unprepared, but so are plenty of other places and temperatures at both ends of the spectrum. I wouldn't want to sleep without AC in that kind of heat. But humans have survived temperatures like that for all of history.

That's not to say its _easy_ and without AC it can be uncomfortable. But you can survive. If you have an RV, fans, perhaps a make shift swamp cooler, and tin foil on the windows could get the internal temp down below 80 pretty easily.

Generally speaking anything over 100 degrees can be dangerous to the under prepared. At 110 degrees direct sun exposure can be lethal if you are not drinking approx. a quart of water per hour of exposure. But it _all_ comes down to exposure. Shelter changes the entire game.