The largest freshwater lake in the world increases temperature quickly

According to Russian and US scientists, the temperature in Lake Baikal - the world's largest freshwater lake in the Siberian region - is growing rapidly, indicating that the region is facing a global warming situation.

Baikal - the largest freshwater lake in the world

In the online report of Global Change Biology on May 1, scientists said this huge lake warming is ' a clear sign that climate change affects the most remote corners of the earth '.

Specifically, the temperature at this lake has increased by 1.21 degrees Celsius since 1946 due to climate change, increasing three times faster than the global air temperature. And this is bad news for the fauna here, with many species that can stand on the brink of extinction.

With unmatched biodiversity, Lake Baikal is home to 2,500 species of plants and animals, mostly endemic species that cannot be found elsewhere in the world. This lake accounts for 20% of the world's freshwater. It is also the deepest lake in the world and is also the lake with the highest life expectancy : 25 million years.