Raging wildfires this season in Russia have turned the shores of Lake Baikal, the world's largest and deepest freshwater lake in Siberia, into an inferno. NewsHour's Stephen Fee reports.

For several decades now, the world’s largest freshwater lake held a mystery that left scientists scratching their heads. Lake Baikal, located in Russia’s frigid Siberia, … ...

Lake Baikal is the largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume) and the world's deepest lake. Somewhat crescent shaped, it is in the southern Siberia area of Russia. In 1996 it was declared a ...

The World Bank is funding feasibility studies into two hydroelectric dams in Mongolia that will directly and adversely impact the world's largest fresh water lake.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Russia's Siberian south, near the border of Mongolia, the world's largest freshwater lake is shrinking. The surrounding communities depend ...

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body of water boasts more than just its colossal size.

BOLSHIYE KOTY, RUSSIA — The world's oldest, deepest and biggest freshwater lake is growing warmer, dirtier and more crowded. Lyubov Izmestieva is charting these insidious changes. Marina ...

1. Lake Baikal. It’s said that if we empy the 23.000 km³ of water from lake Baikal (Russia) in Earth, we could cover the planet with two centimeters of freshwater.

Two Russian women, long-time defenders of the world's biggest lake, say its getting harder to save Baikal due to pressures like global warming and development. IE 11 is not supported.

Sixteen years of remote sensing data reveals that in Earth's largest freshwater lakes, climate change influences carbon fixation trends. NASA-funded research on the 11 largest freshwater lakes in ...

Wildfires in Russia have scorched the land around Lake Baikal. Stephen Fee reports. PBS NewsHour | Wildfires in Russia scorch world's largest freshwater lake | Season 2015 | PBS ...