Lake Tahoe Warming 15 Times Faster Than Long-Term Average

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) – The average surface temperature of Lake Tahoe has risen faster over the last four years than any time on record – 15 times faster than the long-term warming rate over the past half century, scientists say.
Continued warm and dry conditions contributed to several record-breaking measurements at Lake Tahoe in 2015, raising concerns about the ecological impacts of climate change on the second deepest lake in the United States, according to an annual report i