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Scientists to study effects of climate warming on Truckee River

Posted by: Maven on January 15, 2012 at 6:35 am

From the Reno Gazette-Journal:

“Scientists are beginning new research into how a warming climate could affect water supplies and flooding along the Truckee River, the waterway that serves as one of the region’s central natural features and the source of most of its water.

The $1.7 million study by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is part of a larger effort examining eight rivers across the West, with California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers among them.

The goal is to get an early idea of what costly changes might be associated with climate change when it comes to the vital issue of water supplies and flooding along major river basins in the western United States, officials said. … “

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Photo of the Truckee River by Chris Austin.

January 15, 2012 · Filed Under Lake Tahoe, the Sierras & foothills

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