Lake surface water temperature in 2024

Kun Shi; Xiwen Wang; Yue Qin; R. Iestyn Woolway; Ayan Santos Fleischmann; Shilong Piao

doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00654-1

Lake surface water temperature in 2024

Kun Shi, Xiwen Wang, Yue Qin, R. Iestyn Woolway, Ayan Santos Fleischmann, Shilong Piao

School of Ocean Sciences

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2024 global mean lake surface water temperature (LSWT) was 0.3 °C greater than the 2001–2023 average, the fourth highest on record. Particularly strong positive — and record-breaking — LSWT anomalies occurred throughout Canada and north-eastern Europe, in some cases exceeding 2 °C.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	258-260
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-025-00654-1
Publication status	Published - 11 Apr 2025

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