Lakes around the world are warming: A climate crisis is playing out below the surface

Lakes around the world will face unprecedented warming by the end of the century due to human-induced climate change, a new study shows. Tropical lakes will be the first to experience these non-analogous conditions, affecting both surface and subsurface layers, posing a serious threat to biodiversity and ecosystems.

Lakes, known for their rich biodiversity and essential ecological functions, are facing a worrying trend: rapidly rising temperatures. A recent study in Nature Geoscience , conducted by a global team of limnologists and climate modelers, warns that if human-induced warming continues at its current rate, lakes around the world could eventually experience widespread and unprecedented warming at both surface and subsurface levels. this century, far exceeding anything previously observed. (More on scitechdaily.com)