Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Underwater lake heatwaves are on the rise, threatening aquatic life

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par Iestyn Woolway, Reader and NERC Independent Research Fellow, Bangor University

Lakes are essential to ecosystems, providing freshwater, supporting biodiversity and offering crucial habitat for fish and other aquatic species.

But a recent study by my colleagues and I shows that lakes around the world are warming, not just at the surface, but deep below as well. Subsurface heatwaves in lakes, defined as extreme periods of high water temperature below the surface, are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity.

These hidden extremes could have serious consequences…

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