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Lake Tahoe Clarity Report Shows Highs and Lows of 2023

Katherine E Kerlin — July 30, 2024 - 10:07am

The clarity of Lake Tahoe’s famed blue waters in 2023 continued its years-long trend of improving during the winter and deteriorating during the summer. The annual clarity report, released today by the University of California, Davis – Tahoe Environmental Research Center, found that winter lake conditions were the clearest observed since 1983, with visibility of 91.9 feet under the surface, compared with 72.2 feet in 2022.

Tahoe State of the Lake Report 2022

Katherine E Kerlin — July 28, 2022 - 4:00pm

The University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center, or TERC, today released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report. The report informs nonscientists about important factors affecting the health of Lake Tahoe and provides the scientific underpinnings for restoration and management decisions within the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Unprecedented Weather in 2017 Hurts Clarity Level in Lake Tahoe

Katherine E Kerlin — June 13, 2018 - 9:46am

Historic drought followed by record-breaking precipitation and warm lake temperatures converged to produce the lowest annual average clarity levels recorded at Lake Tahoe in 2017, indicates data released by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis.

Tahoe State of the Lake Report Released

Katherine E Kerlin — July 27, 2017 - 3:06pm

The swag�� Tahoe Environmental Research Center today released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, assessing a year marked by the hottest temperatures on record followed by a winter of unprecedented levels of rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where Lake Tahoe resides.

Climate and Ecology Linked to Lake Tahoe Clarity Decline in 2016

Andy Fell — May 18, 2017 - 4:54pm

Clarity levels at Lake Tahoe increased in winter and decreased in summer in 2016. The summer values were due to the continuing effects of climate change, according to researchers at swag��. The summer declines were so large that they outweighed the improving winter clarity.

Beneath the Ice in Antarctica

Katherine E Kerlin — May 08, 2017 - 10:40am

Update Aug. 14: Watch KCRA-TV's coverage of Alex Forrest as he deploys underwater glider for climate change research in Lake Tahoe.

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To outer space and the deep ocean, add “beneath the ice” to the list of rarely charted frontiers of science exploration.

Scientists: Lake Tahoe Experienced a Record-Breaking Year in 2015

Katherine E Kerlin — July 28, 2016 - 1:27pm

Lake Tahoe experienced a year like no other in 2015, according to scientists from the swag�� Tahoe Environmental Research Center in its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report, released today.