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ABOARD THE SOUNDGUARDIAN, Lake Washington The regions cold, watery heart is nestled between Seattle and the Eastside. It uniquely supports two major roadways atop floating bridges, has offered beachgoers a summertime respite for decades and is central to the identity of the Seattle areas culture. But Lake Washington is changing by over half a degree Fahrenheit each recent decade. In fact, since 1963, the lakes surface from June to September has warmed about 4.3 degrees, according to data collected and analyzed by King County and the University of Washington. While some of the lakes war