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Why are the Sierra Nevada lakes very sensitive to changing climate?

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Because the surrounding mountains contain very little soil, and nutrients are easily washed into the lakes, which could cause algae blooms and other problems. But It is not climate change, they are sensitive to different weather patterns.
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