Heat waves and cold spells on Lake Superior (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

Heat waves and cold spells on Lake Superior

Caption

Red boxes show the intensity of heat waves, while blue boxes show the intensity of cold spells on Lake Superior, the fastest warming of the Great Lakes, since 1940. Black lines indicate "breakpoints" or significant shifts in trends (similar plots are available for all of the Great Lakes).

Credit

Adapted with permission from Abdelhady, H.U., et al. Commun. Earth Environ., 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02341-x

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