Brand new bang: Lake Tahoe resort scraps July 4 fireworks for drones
by Gabrielle Canon in San Francisco from Environment | The Guardian on (#60Z1W)
Pyrotechnic displays pose a heightened fire risk in a time of intense drought and cause distress to wild animals
Lake Tahoe's north shore is breaking with tradition and will replace its Fourth of July fireworks celebration with a colorful light display of an entirely different nature.
The tourist town on the Nevada side of the storied lake will offer a night-time drone light show, a display officials at the Incline Village Crystal Bay visitors bureau said carries less danger in a parched landscape primed to burn.
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