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Climate change threatens Tahoe's snow levels, lake clarity
2013-01-04 13:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mercury News: Lake Tahoe is "the fairest picture the whole earth affords," Mark Twain once wrote. Its crystal blue waters, surrounded by stunning snowy mountains, define one of California's crown jewels as an American landmark. It attracts 3 million skiers, boaters, campers, hikers and other visitors each year. But it could look very different in 100 years. Climate change could profoundly affect the Tahoe area, scientists say, taking the snow out of the mountains and the blue out of the water. Last winter's...
Lake Erie is second-most threatened of Great Lakes
2013-01-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Lake Erie is one of the most threatened of the five Great Lakes as a result of toxic blue-green algae and invasive species of fish, mussels and plants, according to a new report. The Great Lakes Environmental Assessment and Mapping Project concluded that Lake Erie was the second-most threatened of the lakes, behind Lake Ontario. Researchers with the assessment project spent more than three years collecting data on 34 lake "stressors" - including invasive species, climate change and pollution,...
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