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

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing
Peking University
Mamirauá Institute for Sustainable Development, Tefé, Brazil

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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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