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Description

  • Water temperatures in major European rivers have increased by 1–3 °C over the last century. Several time series show increasing lake and river temperatures all over Europe since the early 1900s.
  • Lake and river surface water temperatures are projected to increase further with projected increases in air temperature.
  • Increased water temperature can result in marked changes in species composition and functioning of aquatic ecosystems.

Reference information

Websites:
https://www.eea.europa.eu/ds_resolveuid/IND-202-en
Source:
EEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2017

Keywords:
CLIM019, lakes, river, water temperature
Climate impacts:

Extreme Temperatures

Sectors:

Water management

Geographic characterisation:

Global

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