Could Climate Change Reshape Avalanche Danger in the Sierra Nevada? Scientists Say It’s Complicated

from KQED Science · host Ezra David Romero

A deadly avalanche near Lake Tahoe is prompting new questions about how shifting winter weather may be reshaping avalanche danger in the Sierra Nevada.

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