Lake Baikal sits on a dynamic continental rift called the Baikal Rift Zone. Over tens of millions of years, the Earth’s crust in this region has been slowly pulling apart. This movement created ...

Lake Baikal is in a rift valley, created by the Baikal Rift Zone, where the Earth's crust is slowly pulling apart. This rift is young and active - widening by about four millimetres per year.

However, this incredible lake, in particular, is a rift lake. This means that Lake Baikal formed as a result of two continental plates started moving away from each other, creating a chasm called ...

[Antony Gitonga, Standard] The rising waters of Lake Naivasha has turned it into a dangerous zone where fishermen have perished, wild animals displaced and nearby structures submerged. Over 30 ...