[Two Kids' Dad]

Salton Sea is shallow, so it’ll split open down the middle of the fault line and Cthulhu will rise out of the maw and begin wreaking havoc on the... oh, wait, that area’s pretty much a desolate wasteland already. Never mind.

[Myrddin]

Visit beautiful downtown Calipatria. The flagpole in the center of town flies the American flag at sea level...135 feet above sea level. The Gulf of California is south. The land between the desert floor and sea is a whole 4 feet above sea level. Just shake a little crack in that path and the desert will fill with sea water.