The story never mentioned surface area so how is that obvious from the news story?
Yes, it is important because I think it’s poor journalism to ignore the important points I mentioned above. There should have been a complete discussion to illuminate those points. Volume is the important metric, and unwary readers are going to be tricked into thinking that Tulare Lake held four times as much water as Lake Tahoe. And that’s best case scenario. Sloppy, poor reporting.
Worst case scenario: It’s intellectually dishonest ... Read even more
