Posts for tag "Lake Tahoe"
Low Clarity Levels, But No Lack of Progress, for Lake Tahoe
Low clarity levels from 2017 caused by record drought and then record rains and high temperatures don’t negate progress on clarity overall.
- Posted September 10, 2018
Lake Tahoe Sees Record Change In 2015
U. of California, Davis, researchers detail changes Lake Tahoe felt in 2015, including a drop in clarity and a record increase in temperatures.
- Posted August 3, 2016
Expanding Camera Network Protects Lake Tahoe From Wildfires
An expanding network of cameras around Lake Tahoe is revolutionizing the fight against wildfires there, according to the Associated Press. That is largely because they can be operated by anyone online, instead of requiring expensive survey flights...
- Posted May 17, 2016
Citizen Scientists Can Help Study A Wintry Lake Tahoe
An app developed at the University of California, Davis’ Tahoe Environmental Research Center is letting citizen scientists collect valuable winter-time data on Lake Tahoe, according to a release from the school. The data collected will help researchers...
- Posted November 24, 2015
California Lawmakers Consider Funding To Protect Lake Tahoe
Researchers at the University of California have discovered that drought and wildfires in the state have only improved Lake Tahoe’s water quality, leading the waters to be clearer than ever. According to an article in The Sacramento...
- Posted September 8, 2015
Lake Tahoe’s Signature Blueness Comes From Algae, Not Clarity
Using data from a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory buoy, UC Davis researchers find that Lake Tahoe's captivating blueness comes from algae, not water clarity.
- Posted August 4, 2015
Lake Tahoe app to help link data and people’s perceptions
An app developed by students and scientists at the Tahoe Environmental Research Center may soon help researchers gather important information about the lake, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The smartphone app enables users to record data...
- Posted March 18, 2015
Lake Tahoe more vulnerable to quagga mussel invasion than previously thought
Experts had long hoped that low-calcium waters could shield Lake Tahoe from the invasive quagga mussel, but it appears they won’t make much difference, according to the Reno Gazette-Journal. Scientists at the University of Nevada, Reno dispelled...
- Posted March 11, 2015
