Why did Lake Baikal suddenly disappear on the satellite map?

The past reappears.

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On the shore of Lake Baikal

There are ice fields in Siberia, and the scenery of Lake Baikal is very beautiful, which may be well known by friends who have been there. Among the freshwater lakes in Eurasia, Lake Baikal has the largest water storage capacity, so it is a world-class natural heritage of mankind.

25 million years ago, Lake Baikal was on the earth. If we push the timeline forward, we will find that during the Jurassic period, Lake Baikal was actually not a lake, but an ocean. Later, influenced by the geological movement, Lake Baikal was separated from the sea and gradually developed into a lake located in the inland area.

Lake Baikal is rich in animal and plant resources, and its fresh water reserves are also amazing. The data shows that the sum of the water resources reserves of the five major lakes in North America is just the fresh water reserves of Lake Baikal. Its fresh water reserves account for 20% of the global water resources, which is amazing. Therefore, this lake is very important to human beings all over the world.

But now Lake Baikal can't be found on the satellite image. It has existed for more than 20 million years. Why did it suddenly disappear?

Lake Baikal disappeared in satellite images.

On August 10, Fengyun-4 satellite sent back some captured cloud images. After careful observation, the researchers found that Lake Baikal, which was clearly visible on the cloud image, was now difficult to recognize, and it was replaced by a thick smoke, that is to say, the lake suddenly disappeared on the cloud image.

Why is this happening? How could such a large freshwater lake suddenly disappear? Has anything important happened in southern Siberia? After careful investigation, the researchers found that Lake Baikal is still in Siberia, but we can't see it from the cloud picture.

The reason why Lake Baikal can't be seen is mainly influenced by Siberian mountain fires. The mountain fire there is very big, and the smoke emitted is very thick, which leads to the aggravation of air pollution in Siberia, and the satellite naturally cannot take a clear picture of Lake Baikal.

Siberian mountain fires last for months.

This summer, extreme hot weather and frequent mountain fires occurred in North America. But in addition to North America, the mountain fires in Siberia are more serious, and a fire has not been put out for several months.

Local media reported that in May, a sudden mountain fire broke out in Siberia. The fire has been burning. After several months, the fire has not eased at all, but has intensified.

The fierce burning of mountain fires, coupled with the emergence of extreme weather such as drought and high temperature, accelerated the melting speed of glaciers in the northern hemisphere and worsened the global environment.

Where the mountain fire occurs, the night is as bright as the day, but the day is particularly terrible. The local residents couldn't stay any longer and had to evacuate to other areas to live. The mountain fire burned for a long time and produced a lot of smoke. Smoke enveloped the sky in Siberia and covered the figure of Lake Baikal. The location of the lake can't be seen clearly from high altitude, so the satellite can't take pictures of the lake naturally.

The mountain fires that broke out in Siberia this year are so fierce and last longer than in previous years. In fact, this is closely related to global warming. Global warming has brought many extreme weather phenomena, such as drought, flood, mountain fire and high temperature.

According to the survey, this year's mountain fires around the world made the carbon emissions in July exceed the records of previous years. This situation has a great impact on the earth's climate, and the outbreak of mountain fires has also destroyed many vegetation and trees, making the earth's climate worse.

Researchers believe that the outbreak of mountain fires in the northern hemisphere may not be extinguished until September or 10.

If this is really the case, then we have to worry about a problem, that is, if the future mountain fire phenomenon is more serious than this year, the burning area will be larger and the time will be longer, then can the goal of reducing carbon emissions be achieved?

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