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Visit New Underwater Lake Tahoe Lounge, Video Exhibits, at ΢��Ƶ Tahoe Science Center

Karen Michele Nikos — August 18, 2022 - 12:52pm

΢��Ƶ Tahoe Center has new exhibits, including a mural!

Unprecedented Weather in 2017 Hurts Clarity Level in Lake Tahoe

Katherine E Kerlin — June 13, 2018 - 9:46am

Historic drought followed by record-breaking precipitation and warm lake temperatures converged to produce the lowest annual average clarity levels recorded at Lake Tahoe in 2017, indicates data released by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis.

Professors Swim for Science Across Tahoe

Dave Jones — July 25, 2017 - 2:20pm

Morales swims in the crystal-blue water of Lake Tahoe.

΢��Ƶ environmental scientists and teammates were in their element — or elements — last Saturday (July 22), swimming across Lake Tahoe for adventure and science.

Climate and Ecology Linked to Lake Tahoe Clarity Decline in 2016

Andy Fell — May 18, 2017 - 4:54pm

Clarity levels at Lake Tahoe increased in winter and decreased in summer in 2016. The summer values were due to the continuing effects of climate change, according to researchers at ΢��Ƶ. The summer declines were so large that they outweighed the improving winter clarity.

Beneath the Ice in Antarctica

Katherine E Kerlin — May 08, 2017 - 10:40am

Update Aug. 14: Watch KCRA-TV's coverage of Alex Forrest as he deploys underwater glider for climate change research in Lake Tahoe.

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To outer space and the deep ocean, add “beneath the ice” to the list of rarely charted frontiers of science exploration.

From the Ocean to Tahoe, We’re Looking for People and Photos

Dave Jones — August 22, 2016 - 11:39am

΢��Ƶ’ Bodega Marine Laboratory is looking for alumni, and the Tahoe Environmental Research Center has put out a call for photographs or films that show the lake’s shoreline with or without algae before the 1990s.