Then and now

Views of Lake Tahoe in August 2012 (then) contrasted with views in August 2021 (now) as smoke from the enormous Dixie fire northeast of us continues to pollute the air. The once crystal clear landscape has disappeared.

in August 2012, the view looking west toward the mountains at Pope Beach on the south end of Lake Tahoe looked like this.

The mountains are crystal clear and the water level at the shoreline is far higher than in the photo below.

Same view, August 15, 2021, 50 feet of shoreline rocks exposed that were covered when the lake was much higher in 2012.

At Pope beach, the view looking east toward the marina and the mountains is crystal clear in August 2012.

The view to the eastern mountains is obscured by the smoky air in August 2021.

Will these current images of this once pristine and beautiful area be the new normal?