Lake Baikal is rapidly beginning to lose transparency and thicken due mass extinctions of sponges that filter the water in it. This is evidenced by the results of researches of scientists of Irkutsk, reports REN-TV.
According to experts, if ten years ago this phenomenon was recorded in some areas, at the present time, it has already become widespread. It is not excluded that in the near future the water will become cloudy.
the Interviewee of the channel also said that scientists have identified a necrosis — partial or complete withering away of the body of the sponge. Researchers have not yet determined the exact cause of the death of microorganisms, but noted that “happen something changes.”
on 9 June it became known that the Baikal is among the most popular destinations of domestic tourism after the pandemic coronavirus. It is noted that the price of a seven-day guided tours there start at an average of 48.7 thousand rubles for two tourists.
“Safe and controlled” run of domestic tourism in Russia was held in early June. In the first stage, open the sanatorium with the medical license. Also, the authorities are developing rules to open further hotels, beaches, resorts, cruises and other components of the tourism industry. Full the tourist season will open in Russia on July 1.
