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Lake Baikal, world's deepest body of freshwater, is turning into swamp – ecologists

The world’s oldest and deepest body of freshwater, Lake Baikal, is turning into a swamp, Russian ecologists warn. They say that tons of liquid waste from tourist camps and water transport vehicles is being dumped into the UNESCO protected lake.

One of the natural wonders and the pearl of Russia’s Siberia, Lake Baikal has recently been a source of alarming news, due to an increased number of alien water plants which have formed in the lake waterlogging it, ecologists said at a roundtable discussion recently held in the city of Irkutsk.

A recent scientific expedition discovered that 160 tons of liquid waste are produced every season in Baikal’s Chivyrkui Bay, said the head of Baikal Environmental Wave, one of Russia's first environmental NGOs, according to SIA media outlet.

Locals have complained to ecologists that the waste easily drains into the lake, SIA reported. The growing number of tourist camps in the area are unwillingly contributing to the pollution. The report elaborates that the camps pass on waste to special organizations, but disposal vehicles often don’t reach the facilities and instead end up dumping the waste into Baikal or rivers that flow into the lake.

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No. It was shut down. They were doing a retro-fit on it, adding sections of metal. It was supposed to be ready for the 2015 season. The workmen accidentally started the fire....guess it will be late for opening now.

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Thanks deano! Needed a little doom break. : )

And thank you Jazzy : )

Sure hope this is a glitch

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My sunset : )




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Magnitude 3.6
Region CAUCASUS REGION, RUSSIA
Date time 2014-09-08 21:59:54.5 UTC
Location 43.24 N ; 46.10 E
Depth 10 km
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M3.1 - 23km SSE of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska
2014-09-08 06:34:14 UTC
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M3.3 - 152km NNE of Cape Yakataga, Alaska
2014-09-08 21:57:48 UTC
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M2.6 - 14km WSW of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
2014-09-08 19:28:56 UTC
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M2.6!!

And rising??

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What's up Mattie!!

M4.2!

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Don't forget tonights' harvest supermoon

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It wasn't a glitch

Solarham
M-Flare in progress. More to follow.

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