Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's oldest, deepest, and largest freshwater lake, has provided scientists with insight into the ways that climate change affects water temperature, which in turn affects life in the lake.

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IRKUTSK. July 14 (Interfax) - Some 4.4 million tonnes of crude oil was shipped by the Eastern Siberian Railways (ESR), an affiliate of Russian Railways (RZD) (RTS: RZHD), to China in January-June 2008, a decline of 1.2% from the same period of 2007, the ESR told Interfax.

IRKUTSK. May 16 (Interfax) - Eastern Siberian Railways (ESR), an affiliate of Russian Railways (RZD) (RTS: RZHD), carried about 3 million tonnes of crude oil to China in January-April 2008, down 0.9% from 3.026 million tonnes in the same period of 2007, the ESR press service told Interfax.