Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts say, as the government bans the catching of a signature fish that has lived in the world's deepest lake for centuries but is now ...

Baikal lake becomes shallow, water and heat supply to neighboring city under threat ULAN-UDE, January 27. /TASS/. Commercial fishing might be paralyzed in Baikal if the water level in the lake ...

Russian environmentalists have condemned a plan by authorities to allow a higher amount of dangerous substances to be dumped into Lake Baikal, which contains about 20 percent of the world's fresh ...

15:09, Wed, Feb 26, 2025 Updated: 15:28, Wed, Feb 26, 2025 Located in southern eastern Siberia, Russia, Lake Baikal holds the title of world's deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 5,315 feet. It's ...

Considered the Jewel of Russia by some, Lake Baikal is the world’s oldest and deepest freshwater lake. In January, when its water crystallises into aquamarine ice, the tourism season usually begins.

MOSCOW - Lake Baikal is undergoing its gravest crisis in recent history, experts said, as the government bans the catching of a signature fish that has lived in the world's deepest lake for centuries ...