"It’s been a warm winter in Baikal, as observed from space," Roscosmos said in comments to its posted pictures. "The lake is still without a solid ice cover." "Roscosmos' Meteor-M satellite ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is frozen for up to five months a year and its ice is so thick cars often drive ...

Once a hidden gem in the heart of Siberia, Lake Baikal has become ... known as the Baikal Seal, became trapped here when the last Ice Age retreated. The Nerpa are now a protected species.

To understand the risks climate change present to Lake Baikal you need to understand something of its unique eco-system which is dependent on the ice-cover. The life in Lake Baikal is fuelled by a ...