Public invited to panel discussions on Lake Tahoe, Climate Change and Wildfires

LAKE TAHOE, Nev./Calif. - Operation Sierra Storm, a leading national weather conference being held on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe Jan. 26-28, 2020, is a cutting-edge meteorological forum and seminar for network television meteorologists from around the country.

The Lake Tahoe Visitor's Authority has invited the public to one of the events during the conference, Fire Conditions, Community Safety and Tahoe Climate Impact, on January 27 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Harveys Lake Tahoe Cabaret Theater.

The free public presentation will be a roundtable discussion with CNN, CalFire, NWS, PG&E and representatives, and CapRadio.

From 8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.:

“How Tahoe Deals with Climate Change” with Capital Public Radio’s creators of the TahoeLand podcast. , 8 - 9:15 a.m. Question and answer period to follow.

Speakers:

Ezra David Romero, Environment Reporter
Emily Zentner, Interactive Producer and Data Reporter

From 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.:

Fire Panel Roundtable: “Wildfires: The New Reality – Conditions, Public Safety, Power Outages” - Current and long-range conditions, power outages/impacts; customer safety; first-ever extreme red flag warnings, and public messaging best practices. Question and answer period to follow.

Speakers:

Chris Anthony, Staff Chief for CAL FIRE, Sacramento
Rich Thompson, Incident Meteorologist, National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard
Scott Strenfel, Meteorology Operations & Analytics, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Chad Myers, CNN Weather Correspondent

RSVPs encouraged bit.ly/OSSTahoe. Validated parking at the Harveys garage will be available.

Presented by the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority & Tahoe Douglas Visitors Authority with support from: Heavenly Mountain Resort, Harrah’s & Harveys Lake Tahoe, Edgewood Tahoe, Lake Tahoe Resort Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe, MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, Tahoe Fund.