Al Roker of NBC’s "Today Show" fame will discuss his passion, interest and concerns about climate change, as well as his storied career as keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm, the annual television meteorologists’ conference at Lake Tahoe. The public is invited to tune in via Facebook to watch Roker on Monday, Jan. 25.
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While we bask in the recent abundant snowfall, meteorologists warn that these white winter wonderlands are disappearing.
According to Cal Fire, California has had 283 wildfires since New Years Day.
This is a trend that climate researchers say is the new normal with more exaggerated, intense, wet winter storms and dry summer months in the near future.
Lake Tahoe’s annual Operation Sierra Storm, a national weather conference usually held at Stateline, was streamed online Monday from Hard Rock Lake Tahoe’s showroom.
The conference featured experts from UCLA, California Department of Water Resources and California Tahoe Conservancy along with a keynote presentation by Al Roker from the NBC’s Today Show.
As storm sets up to pummel Tahoe, meteorologists forecast a future without snow
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In the middle of January, high winds and dry conditions sparked wildfires throughout California.
This kind of dramatic shift from fire to fire hose is something California is already used to. But the tick-tock between extremes or what climate researcher Daniel Swain calls “precipitation whiplash” will only become more exaggerated as the climate crisis plays out, now and in the near future.
January 25, 2021 - 8:00am
Al Roker of NBC’s Today Show fame, will discuss his passion, interest and concerns about climate change, as well as his storied career as keynote speaker at Operation Sierra Storm, the annual television meteorologists’ conference at Lake Tahoe. The public is invited to tune in via Facebook to watch Roker on Monday, January 25.
Operation Sierra Storm (OSS) in an annual weather conference held on the South Shore. Due to health and safety restrictions, the public is unable to attend Monday s event in person, but they are welcome to participate via Facebook.
The free public Facebook event is from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The schedule:
Staff Report
STATELINE, Nev. Legendary weatherman Al Roker is headlining Lake Tahoe’s annual national weather conference, Operation Sierra Storm, next week as the event moves to an online platform.
Roker will be the keynote speaker on Monday, Jan. 25 that takes place from 8-11:30 a.m. on Facebook Live hosted by the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority.
Roker has spent over 40 years with NBC and is well known through the Today Show. Roker will discuss his passion, interest and concerns about climate change, as well as his storied career.
As head of the NBC Climate unit, Roker has traveled the globe witnessing and reporting on the drastic effects of climate change. From his “Climate Conversations,” breaking down climate topics for kids to his hard-hitting coverage, Roker has been a leader in keeping news of the topic at the forefront.