Lake Tahoe 2017 = Worst Clarity on Record UC Davis recently released their annual “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2018”. The report details two very important findings: Lake Tahoe saw its worst ever clarity readings on record – 59.7′ Lake Tahoe saw its highest surface temperatures on record – 68.4ยบF “The average clarity level for 2017 was 59.7 feet, a 9.5 foot decrease from the previous year, […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 30, 2018 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe Temperature on the Rise, Says UC Davis “State of the Lake” Report Tahoe’s ecosystem is changing. ย Trees are dying at record rates,ย and now the lake’s temperature is heating up, according UC Davis’ recently released annual state of the lake report.ย About 15 times the historic average in the past four years, to be exact. Geoff Schladow, the Director of the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center, believes that the temperature of the […] Spencer Miller | August 2, 2017 0 Comments
SCIENTISTS: Lake Tahoe Sees Record-Breaking Year in 2015 | Not In A Good Way… Lake Tahoe had a record breaking year this year and not in a good way. ย UC Davis released their “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report” yesterday and many of the results are disturbing. Highlights of the “State of the Lake Report”: Lake Tahoe’s clarity was down to 73.1-feet, down 4.8-feet from the previous year Lake Tahoe precipitation was less than […] Industry News The Brains | July 29, 2016 3 Comments
2013 State of Lake Tahoe Report Released | Clarity Goes Up, Long Term Looks Grim… UC Davisโ annualย “Tahoe: State of the Lake Report 2013โ yesterday. ย Davis researchers have been studying Lake Tahoeโs chemistry, biology, clarity, and physics since 1968. ย Their reports are in depth, well put together, and extremely interesting. Clarity in the lake has improved for the 2nd straight year from 68.7 feet to 75.3 feet (clarity was at 100 feet in 1968). ย This […] Weather SnowBrains | August 8, 2013 12 Comments