Lake Tahoe being affected

On Wednesday, March 26th, an article was posted on redorbit.com stating that Lake Tahoe could be in danger due to global warming. Specifically, the bottom water layers of the lake could be depleted of all oxygen, and the lake could see an increase of invasive fish species like carp, bluegill, and large-mouth bass.

Lake Tahoe is a diamond in the ruff when considering lakes because it has a circulation system of the water that allows nutrient-rich water to spread throughout the lake and, while doing so, allows for oxygen to reach all depths of the lake. Once this process ends so does the unique aquatic-ecosystem that the lake supports. Not only that, but tourism to the Reno-Tahoe area will thus decline. This would have the same effect as if Las Vegas were to run out of water…eventually, the people would leave and build another gambling metropolis.

 For more information on the study conducted by the University of California – Davis, visit the following websites:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1313215/global_warming_poses_threat_to_lake_tahoe/

http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=7232 (the Study itself)

Here is also a video from Youtube that I found. It also interviews the lead professors from the study itself…

~ by nsinha on March 29, 2008.