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Lake Tahoe could turn murky green within a decade

Posted by: Maven on March 25, 2008 at 5:36 am

lake-tahoe-by-leto-a.jpgFrom the Los Angeles Times:

Global climate change may be causing a pivotal shift in the depths of Lake Tahoe that could fundamentally alter its ecology by the end of the next decade and turn its famed jewel-blue waters a murky hue, according to a recent study.

For the full text of this story from the Los Angeles Times, click here.

A story in the San Jose Mercury-Times adds this about the mixing of the lake:

The lake is made up of many layers of water, with the surface being rich in oxygen. When the wind is right and temperature is ideal, the top layer sinks, and in the best years goes to the bottom. This is not a constant process, but happens, on average, about every four years, usually in late February. Through the process, oxygen from the surface is distributed throughout the lake, benefiting plants and fish at the bottom that are dependent upon it to survive, especially trout.

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Read the full text of this story from the San Jose Mercury-Times by clicking here.

Picture of Lake Tahoe by flickr photographer Leto A.

March 25, 2008 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe, the Sierras & foothills

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2 Responses to “Lake Tahoe could turn murky green within a decade”

  1. lucas on April 17th, 2011 6:36 pm

    i wanted to go there for easter but it might be packed

  2. lucas on April 17th, 2011 6:36 pm

    poof

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