https://phys.org/news/2022-02-climate-extreme-lake-temperatures.html
"The world's largest lakes are hit by severe lake heat waves—when water
temperatures soar far above normal—six times as frequently as they were about
two decades ago, according to a new study. Nearly all severe lake heat waves
occurring over the past 20 years were due in some part to climate change, and
could become between three and 25 times more likely by the end of the century,
according to the new research.
A new study analyzed over two decades of surface temperature data from the
world's largest lakes to find out how frequently lake heat waves occur and
modeled how much anthropogenic climate change has contributed to their
occurrence.
Researchers found severe lake heat waves are twice as likely to occur, on
average, as they were during a pre-industrial climate. Lake heat waves can
change water conditions, stress aquatic plants and animals, and lead to algae
blooms and other water quality issues.
The study was published in the AGU journal
Geophysical Research Letters. The
study is the first to quantify how anthropogenic (human-induced) climate change
has influenced lake heat waves, offering a critical new perspective on one way
the world's lakes are responding to the warming climate."
Via Robert Sanscartier.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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