. The California desert : a critical environmental challenge. Deserts; Outdoor recreation. bringing with it a dirty haze of smog to the desert where it is diluted and disappears. Is this pass also an escape route from the social tensions that sim- mer in the urban maelstrom? Does the desert serve to dilute and mollify the destructive pressures built up in people jammed into an urban environment? We are beginning to see the effect of smog on the edge of the desert. Even here there is not room to dilute enough the ravages of poisoned air. Will the pressures of too many people also destroy the pl
. The California desert : a critical environmental challenge. Deserts; Outdoor recreation. bringing with it a dirty haze of smog to the desert where it is diluted and disappears. Is this pass also an escape route from the social tensions that sim- mer in the urban maelstrom? Does the desert serve to dilute and mollify the destructive pressures built up in people jammed into an urban environment? We are beginning to see the effect of smog on the edge of the desert. Even here there is not room to dilute enough the ravages of poisoned air. Will the pressures of too many people also destroy the place in which they seek an outlet? There are indications that this may already be happening. But of one thing we are sure. The juxtaposition of these great numbers of people and this great area of arid land is unique; it occurs nowhere else in our country, and it is time we understood what it 15. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Land Management. California State Office. [Sacramento, Calif. ] : U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
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