Crater Lake’s crystal clear waters: threatened by climate change

Crater Lake is Oregon's only national park and if you haven't been yet, you'd better go soon. The Oregonian writes that a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows warming temperatures, due to climate change, may forever murky its world famous, crystal clear, deep blue waters. According to a 2013 National Park Service Report, Crater Lake is a vital economic driver of local area tourism. Visitors to Crater Lake contributed an additional $34,688,000 to communities surrounding the park and supported 565 jobs in just one year. And that's just the ecomony. Imagine what a loss it would be to local communities, our state as a whole and future ...