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ArticleAmbio2025

Rapid lake ice structure changes across Swedish lakes puts public ice safety at risk.

Kevin Vikström, Gesa Weyhenmeyer, Ellinor Jakobsson, Mark Peternell

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Article in Ambio, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kevin VikströmDepartment of Ecology and Genetics/Limnology, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBC Norbyvägen 14-18, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden. kevin.vikstrom@ebc.uu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8890-0753
Gesa WeyhenmeyerDepartment of Ecology and Genetics/Limnology, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBC Norbyvägen 14-18, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden.
Ellinor JakobssonDepartment of Ecology and Genetics/Limnology, Uppsala University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, EBC Norbyvägen 14-18, 752 36, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mark PeternellDepartment of Earth Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 19, 41390, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Funding

Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas 2020-01091Vetenskapsrådet 2020-03222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lakes are rapidly losing ice under global warming, but little is known about ice structure changes. Ice structure is a key regulator of ice stability and thus safety, affecting activities on ice. Here, we analysed spatial and temporal variations in ice structure across 21 Swedish lakes, spanning from 55 to 69 °N, and over five decades. We found regional differences in ice structure, with fastest changes occurring in southern Sweden. The stable clear ice layer was particularly sensitive to warming, showing a rapid decline. The number of days when temperatures exceeded the freezing point during the ice cover period was identified as a strong driver for how ice was structured. Since there is a high risk for increased occurrences of unsafe ice conditions under predicted air temperature changes, we recommend re-establishing ice structure monitoring programmes, informing society on the increased risks of being on ice and including ice structure to safety guidelines.

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Ice CoverLakesEnvironmental MonitoringGlobal WarmingIceSwedenIceGlobal warmingIce structureIce thicknessLake icePublic safety

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PMID39162994
PMCPMC11607191

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