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Santa Cruz Sentinel: Lake Tahoe is "the fairest picture the whole earth affords," Mark Twain once wrote. Its crystal blue waters, surrounded by stunning snowy mountains, define one of California's crown jewels as an American landmark. It attracts 3 million skiers, boaters, campers, hikers and other visitors each year.
But it could look very different in 100 years.
Climate change could profoundly affect the Tahoe area, scientists say, taking the snow out of the mountains and the blue out of the water.
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United States: Climate change may drastically alter region
Posted by Santa Cruz Sentinel: Paul Gabrielsen on January 3rd, 2013
Posted in Water Conservation