TERC Talk and Newsletters

A quick dose of science news; topics vary from the unique to the quirky. All previous TERC Talks and 2025 and 2026 Newsletters can be found here. Stay in the know and receive the news first by subscribing here and selecting TERC News and Updates!

Monthly Newsletters

2025

January:  It's Winter in Tahoe, but the Measurements go on
February: Algae in Winter, You bet
March: Our Chemists are Type A and Proud of It
April: The Clarity Report is Coming
May: Clear Lake - There is hope!
June: Lake Tahoe is Wired
July: Why You Should Care About The State of the Lake
August: Aquatic Invasive Species in Lake Tahoe
September: TERC and the California Mountain Lakes Monitoring Network
October: The Sky is the Limit with Our Atmospheric Research
November: TERC Education and Outreach - Education and So Much More
December: 2025 Summary, New Education Endowment, and Thank You

2026

January: TERC in Antarctica: Global Research and Global Impact
February: Beneath the Surface: What Lakes Reveal about a Warming World
March: Bees, Pathogens, and the Future of Tahoe's Wildflowers
April: The TERC Field Team - A dream job that is not always dreamy
May: Welcoming the Next Generation of Scientists Tahoe - New Graduate Students
June: The Clarity Report and the New Research Necessary to Understand the Plateau
July: The State of the Lake, New Research and 50 years of the R/V John LeConte
August: DNA Detectives at Lake Tahoe - Studying the Lake's Microbiome 
September: Why Lake Tahoe Doesn't Move Like Other Lakes

TERC Talk Archive

• December 28, 2023: Tahoe 24/7/365 (PDF) (Web version)
• September 21, 2023: UC Davis Rises to 6th Among Nation’s Top Public Universities (PDF) (Web version)
• March 7, 2023: Lake Tahoe has Really Flipped! (PDF)(Web version)
• September 13, 2022: Smoke gets in your eyes... (PDF) (Web version)
• August 24, 2022: Have you been to the beach lately? (PDF) (Web version)
• June 3, 2022: Don't Just Do It! (PDF) (Web version)
• April 28, 2022: Springtime at Lake Tahoe (PDF) (Web version)
• March 11, 2022: A brief moment of clarity (PDF) (Web version)
• January 5, 2022: Lake of the Sky (PDF) (Web version)
• December 10, 2021: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow (PDF) (Web version)
• November 12, 2021: Looking Forwards and Backward (PDF) (Web version)
  • Submerged Tree Stumps as Indicators of Mid-Holocene Aridity in the Lake Tahoe Basin
  • Extreme and persistent drought in California and Patagonia during medieval time
  • Duration and severity of Medieval drought in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• November 5, 2021: The First Flush (PDF) (Web version)
• October 29, 2021: The Earth is Losing its Shine (PDF) (Web version)
  • Earth's Albedo 1998–2017 as Measured From Earthshine
• October 12, 2021: Beyond the Rim: How low will it go? (PDF) (Web version)
• October 8, 2021: Is Tahoe Terminal? (PDF) (Web version)
• September 17, 2021: Larry went to Greenland (PDF) (Web version)
• September 10, 2021: How high will they go? (PDF) (Web version)
  • Warming enabled upslope advance in western US forest fires
  • Changing wildfire, changing forests: the effects of climate change on fire regimes and vegetation in the Pacific Northwest, USA
• August 27, 2021: Calling all Songwriters (PDF) (Web version)
• August 20, 2021: Hurricane Forecasts at Lake Tahoe (PDF) (Web version)
• August 13, 2021: Ready to take the Plunge? (PDF) (Web version)
• July 30, 2021: Daphnia Wins the Gold in Restoration! (PDF) (Web version)
• July 23, 2021: Smoke on the Water (PDF) (Web version)
• July 10, 2021: The Balls' in Our Court (PDF) (Web version)
• July 2, 2021: What's the Commotion caused by Lake Motion? (PDF) (Web version)
• June 25, 2021: Scientists that Value Transparency (PDF) (Web version)
• June 18, 2021: Where has all the Water Gone? (PDF) (Web version)
• June 11, 2021: Consider the Signature Blue Hue of Our Lake Tahoe (PDF) (Web version)
• June 4, 2021: Your Weekly Dose of Dissolved Oxygen (PDF) (Web version)