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ClimateWire: Iconic Lake Tahoe could see its regional snowpack decline by as much as 60 percent over the next century, with increased floods more likely around 2050 and prolonged droughts closer to 2100, according to a new report from scientists who have studied the lake for decades.
The study, written for the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station, said the lake and its surrounding region could be headed for something of a winter tourism and water supply disaster over the next century as......
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New Report Predicts Severe Climate Impacts on Lake Tahoe Area
Posted by ClimateWire: Colin Sullivan on November 17th, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation