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Inversion brings unusual heavy fog to South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/01/2020 - 2:51pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Fog is normally associated with San Francisco and the coastal cities of California, not with Lake Tahoe.
On Friday and Saturday, a strong inversion was in place at around the 7,000-7,500 foot level, compressing the molecules that normally evaporate off of the lake and keeping them trapped closer to the ground and the lake.
Inversions exist on a fairly common schedule, but the experience the past two days was different for a couple of reasons:
Erasing your carbon footprint, from baby steps to leaps and bounds
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/08/2019 - 10:36am
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Millions around the world participated in the Global Climate Strike this past September, trying to make their voices heard as they called for action.
A reported 7.6 million people took to the streets, the biggest climate mobilization in history. From small villages to big cities, people spoke, walked, joined hands and used their voices in defense of the climate and an end to reliance on fossil fuels.
Global climate change the focus on next TERC Talk in Incline Village
Submitted by paula on Mon, 03/20/2017 - 8:40am
Event Date:
April 20, 2017 - 5:30pm
Humans produce carbon pollution. It's no secret. When we drive our cars, heat and light our homes, grow our food... we emit CO2. All around the world, habitats called carbon sinks have absorbed approximately 25% of this carbon pollution reducing the risk of global warming impacts without imposing a monetary cost on society.
Rainbow Sprinkles: South Lake Tahoe donut and frozen yogurt shop opens Saturday
Submitted by paula on Thu, 01/19/2017 - 12:41am
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - Its been eight months of scrubbing, painting and planning for Jody Filgo and Sallie Ross-Filgo as they took an old, run down donut shop at the "Y" in South Lake Tahoe and turned it into Rainbow Sprinkles. And now they are ready to serve some happiness.
"I can't wait until I can turn on the lights," said Sallie. The shop will be opening in South Lake Tahoe this Saturday, January 21 at 6:00 a.m.
Boat sinks in Lake Tahoe with 4 men on board; All rescued after late night search
Submitted by paula on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 11:37am
Four men from San Francisco are very lucky today after being rescued early Sunday morning after their rented boat sank three miles off shore in the cold waters of Lake Tahoe.
Shouts for help were heard from people staying both at the Zephyr Cove Presbyterian Center and in Marla Bay, and 911 calls were made into the Tahoe Douglas Fire station.
For reasons unknown at this time, the boat started taking in water at about 10:00 p.m. None of the four passengers were wearing life jackets.
Helpful Fishing Tips
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 4:27pm
With summer officially here I thought it would be fun to talk about a very popular All-American sport; fishing. Which, before you start to open that mouth of yours, is most definitely is a sport. Any activity that requires you to go to a store and drop a thousand dollar on equipment is a sport. In this case soccer is not a sport, sorry Europe.
Un-summerlike temperatures in store for South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 09/04/2015 - 9:14am
Did someone say "snow?" No, but there will be temperatures at freezing overnight over the Labor Day Weekend.
There will be impacts for gardeners, campers, outdoor pets, and burners on Saturday and Sunday with the coldest Sierra valleys seeing upper-20s as a low, with western Nevada valleys in the mid-30s.
Years of water conservation have helped South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Fri, 06/19/2015 - 11:12pm
As one can imagine, Donielle Morse has been very busy lately. As the Water Conservationist specialist for the South Tahoe Public Utility District (STPUD), Morse spends her days informing, teaching and keeping up on the new state water mandates.
Drought or no drought, water conservation is necessary and its the reason South Lake Tahoe is faring better than most communities in the West. Since 2007, local water users have cut back 27% of their annual water usage.
Ordinance protects health and safety of long term motel renters
Submitted by paula on Tue, 06/02/2015 - 11:03pm
In order to ensure motels and hotels being used as long term housing were kept decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable, the City of South Lake Tahoe has created a Single Room Occupancy (SRO) ordinance. At Tuesday's City Council meeting, the first reading received unanimous approval and support.
The ordinance gives the lodging community guidelines to follow if renting out units more than 30 days.
Safe and habitable units will be made available within the next twelve months once the design and maintenance standards are approved at the next council meeting June 16.
Lake Tahoe luxury yacht sinks at dock
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 12:54pmA three-level, $3.25 million luxury yacht sank at a Lake Tahoe dock overnight.
On Monday morning, the Sierra Rose sat partially submerged at its prominent location near the mouth of the Tahoe Keys Marina. The lowest level of the 86-foot yacht was completely underwater, while the second level of the vessel was partially submerged.
Adventure Sports Week Lake Tahoe to Feature Paddle Board Events
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 06/07/2012 - 5:23amThe 2nd Annual Adventure Sports Week Tahoe, scheduled for Friday, June 15 through Sunday, June 24, will host two stand up paddle boarding events in addition to its other outdoor sporting competitions, clinics taught by professionals, live musical concerts and family-friendly activities.
Movie Review: Spielberg's 'War Horse' is a warm and bitter tale
Submitted by Sam Bauman on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 7:54amDirector-producer Steven Spielberg's film "War Horse," currently showing at Heavenly Village Cinema in South Lake Tahoe and elsewhere, is fine movie making, with a splendid cast. If it sinks into sentimentality at times, bear with it because the story, from a British children's book of 1982.
