Abundance of water - too is bad: the water level in Baikal exceeded a critical mark

While Sakha (Yakutia) Republic pines with forest fires, to next Republic of Buryatia the summer was the rainy. As a result the water level in Lake Baikal exceeded a critical mark and threatens with flooding of coastal territories. Twice more norm Until recently scientists sounded alarm because of a shallowing of Baikal. But this year weather gave a new surprise. By May 10 because of spring rains hydrologists began to fix lake filling. It would seem, it is necessary to rejoice, but by August optimism was replaced by fears. Mikhail Ludvig, the head of regional department of Federal Agency for Water Resources on Irkutsk Region, reported that with 1 on 22...