World's Deepest Lake Now Surrounded By Massive Wildfires

Wildfires have been lighting up along areas surrounding the world's largest lake, greatly affecting tourism and the ecology along one of Russia's visited jewels. Tourists and locals alike can just stop and stare.

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake, making up about 20 percent of the unfrozen surface freshwaters across the planet. Known to be one of the clearest lakes, Lake Baikal is also the deepest in the world. The waters of Lake Baikal make up a bigger mass of water than that of the American Great Lakes. Even with its enormous surface water area, Lake Baikal unfortunately can't put out the wildfires that have been surrounding the area.