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IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Methan These stunning scenes show methane bubble frozen in the ice of Lake Baikal in Russia and even some forming what looks like the shape of a PANDA. Photographer and tour guide Stanislav Tolstnev captured these sights on the ancient, massive lake in the mountainous region of Siberia. He explains: These are bubbles of methane that rises from the bottom of the lake. This is not everywhere. The bubbles are so high because ice freezes gradually, and mostly at night, when temperatures are low. The bubble will rise, freeze into the ice at night. Then the next one. And so on. These bubble floors come in up to 1.5 metres. And on Lake Baikal, you can find chaotically scattered ice bubbles. There are many seals in this place, they ex

IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Methan These stunning scenes show methane bubble frozen in the ice of Lake Baikal in Russia and even some forming what looks like the shape of a PANDA. Photographer and tour guide Stanislav Tolstnev captured these sights on the ancient, massive lake in the mountainous region of Siberia. He explains: These are bubbles of methane that rises from the bottom of the lake. This is not everywhere. The bubbles are so high because ice freezes gradually, and mostly at night, when temperatures are low. The bubble will rise, freeze into the ice at night. Then the next one. And so on. These bubble floors come in up to 1.5 metres. And on Lake Baikal, you can find chaotically scattered ice bubbles. There are many seals in this place, they ex

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IMAGO Nature: Unsere Erde, Umweltverträgliche Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts, Methan These stunning scenes show methane bubble frozen in the ice of Lake Baikal in Russia and even some forming what looks like the shape of a PANDA. Photographer and tour guide Stanislav Tolstnev captured these sights on the ancient, massive lake in the mountainous region of Siberia. He explains: These are bubbles of methane that rises from the bottom of the lake. This is not everywhere. The bubbles are so high because ice freezes gradually, and mostly at night, when temperatures are low. The bubble will rise, freeze into the ice at night. Then the next one. And so on. These bubble floors come in up to 1.5 metres. And on Lake Baikal, you can find chaotically scattered ice bubbles. There are many seals in this place, they ex

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