Climate Change and Lake Tahoe
Researchers from the University of California at Davis believe that climate change will alter water circulation in Lake Tahoe, changing native plant and fish species in the lake within the next ten years.
The nighttime air temperature at the lake has risen by more than 4 degrees since 1911, while the average daytime temperature has increased 2 degrees. The average July surface water temperature of the lake has increased almost five degrees, with temperatures near the shoreline hitting a record 78 degrees on July 26, 2006.
The lake's clarity has also diminished. Boaters could see down an average depth of 102.4 feet in 1968, by 2006 visibility extended to an average depth of just 67.7 feet, a decline of about one foot per year.
March 25, 2008 6:30 AM | Category: Global Warming