LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://www.leonetwork.org2024-03-28T17:49:06Zhttp://www.leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:C401E7EB-4880-40DF-AEF0-1DC52EDFBA0DAbundance of seeds on snow2023-11-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 30, 2023</p><p>Big snow falls, warm temperatures, and strong winds covers snow surface with a variety of seeds from trees. </p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CB53CD29-295E-4251-8724-D68E96623D30'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/C401E7EB-4880-40DF-AEF0-1DC52EDFBA0D'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:6E7371C4-76C9-4FF8-AA0D-C2BBC598D625Little Diomede city building slides off its foundation, leaving community vulnerable for more damage2023-11-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Diomede, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 28, 2023</p><p>A city building in Little Diomede, Alaska, slid off its foundation, threatening the structural integrity of adjacent buildings and critical services, with the community seeking immediate assistance.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/3AFAC49E-5D1A-4A8F-B20E-9C6C95D3341B'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/6E7371C4-76C9-4FF8-AA0D-C2BBC598D625'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.7581 -168.952uuid:EE1C2E3A-27AA-41B5-8A7D-46C29B9A3D5CHeavy snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity2023-11-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bucharest, Romania</h3><p>November 26, 2023</p><p>Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CED6FCB7-9864-47E9-94F5-1EA844AA70CC'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/EE1C2E3A-27AA-41B5-8A7D-46C29B9A3D5C'>Read more...</a></p></div>44.4361414 26.1027202uuid:EECB5602-1D72-4EC2-AA28-792DAE781186Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets2023-11-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>November 26, 2023</p><p>The N.W.T. Department of Environment and Climate Change has warned anyone using trails north of Yellowknife to use "extreme caution" after wildlife officers reported a pack of wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs in the area on Saturday.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/70108853-01FD-418D-8387-C3E45E6A48E3'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/EECB5602-1D72-4EC2-AA28-792DAE781186'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:98FCC2D4-99A3-4B24-8AA6-CFBAAC9C100FWolf expert praises Yellowknife woman for handling of 'not atypical' encounter 2023-11-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>November 26, 2023</p><p>A wolf expert commended a Yellowknife woman for her response during a typical encounter with a pack of wolves, advising caution and proper behavior in such situations. "I had hiking poles and I started banging them together and I'm just like 'hey, hey, hey.' I know sometimes dogs respond to deeper voices, so I put my best deep voice on. I started yelling at them." </p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EF760976-9783-4089-AE76-B7D6054C7E1C'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/98FCC2D4-99A3-4B24-8AA6-CFBAAC9C100F'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.454081 -114.377385uuid:2D3F8866-55D8-40B0-B85C-48B970FBB97DStorm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref 2023-11-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 25, 2023</p><p>A storm caused shoreline erosion in Shishmaref, Alaska, but no evacuations were needed as the new seawall held and damage was minimal.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1C5E2DEA-C1E5-4F40-A59C-59AE00D8D5C6'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/2D3F8866-55D8-40B0-B85C-48B970FBB97D'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:B28C5D9B-3CE8-4BE5-9F90-481C5FFE422BStorm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref 2023-11-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Shishmaref, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 25, 2023</p><p>High winds that pushed water high up on south facing shores of the Seward Peninsula cause shoreline erosion on the Chukchi Sea coast of Shishmaref, last week. </p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F725EF18-594A-4888-BE34-AF17849EFA3E'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/B28C5D9B-3CE8-4BE5-9F90-481C5FFE422B'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.25667 -166.07194uuid:72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797DA whale the size of an airplane was harvested by hunters in the Chukotka2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lorino, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia</h3><p>November 23, 2023</p><p>The Lorino community caught the first bowhead whale in five years.To pull the giant over 17 meters long ashore, all the heavy equipment of the village was needed. According to hunters, this is the third “greenlander” caught in the entire history of the community.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/93E992ED-4435-4EBD-9DE8-9C9F285D0805'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/72E9A524-7215-454E-8229-E1CCD7D3797D'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.50331 -171.70396uuid:5AEEA35E-958A-47E5-B02A-C60EBF71BD951 dead as blizzard bears down on Kivalliq 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>November 23, 2023</p><p>The storm brought powerful wind gusts to communities in the Kivalliq region that topped 100 km/h and resulted in whiteout conditions. Temperatures fell to -20 C but felt closer to -40 C, factoring in the wind chill, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Videos and photos posted to social media appeared to show damage to some buildings and other infrastructure, including the roof of Simon Alaittuq Middle School Rankin Inlet.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7F99F701-7B12-450B-8AAB-C855FAE8A62D'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/5AEEA35E-958A-47E5-B02A-C60EBF71BD95'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.81732 -92.08324uuid:EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81FCaribou arrive in the Northwest Arctic region2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 22, 2023</p><p>The Western Arctic Caribou Herd has been declining for years, and the migration patterns of the animals have been changing. In several locations in Northwest Alaska, caribou have been arriving later and later in the season. Friday last week, people in Kotzebue finally started seeing caribou — hundreds of them ― crossing the Kotzebue Sound north of town, coming from the Noatak riverside. Ice conditions are one of the reasons for the caribou’s late migration, said Thomas Baker, chair of the Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/AFFDEF40-29F2-4096-9110-F3EBE9C0B32D'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/EC3FAB7C-19C7-48B5-B06E-9707D7D2F81F'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:34E37773-9159-4029-A094-FD40CA59A61FBethel SAR warns against Kuskokwim River travel after aerial survey2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuskokwim River, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 22, 2023</p><p>Bethel Search and Rescue advises against travel on the Kuskokwim River due to dangerous conditions of open water and thin ice identified in their annual aerial survey.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DFEEB094-D1B6-4C07-9569-720E245447B5'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/34E37773-9159-4029-A094-FD40CA59A61F'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.79222 -161.75583uuid:BD1F6371-5224-45B0-A801-BAF7C23C423AAt least 3 dead in Wrangell after landslide destroys homes2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Wrangell, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>A landslide in Wrangell, Alaska, killed three people, destroyed homes, and left three missing after heavy rainfall triggered the disaster.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/5FC63A0D-46CC-4796-9A2E-3425B9931FCF'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/BD1F6371-5224-45B0-A801-BAF7C23C423A'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.47083 -132.37667uuid:40FDF3FA-BD55-48A7-835D-49B854F6D2C1Mat-Su schools closed Tuesday after blizzard hits power lines, highways2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Matanuska Valley, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>Mat-Su schools will be closed Tuesday due to a blizzard causing power outages and hazardous driving conditions.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/846924F2-189C-49B1-A299-775793B5EF2C'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/40FDF3FA-BD55-48A7-835D-49B854F6D2C1'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.6585951742644 -149.281863592367uuid:75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7DAn Egret on the Alaska Peninsula2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>King's Cove, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>An unusual visitor showed up in King Cove in late November. Shankell Mack was able to get a picture. The great egret is rare sighting anywhere in Alaska. </p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC8B58F1-225B-4CFA-B2F7-7908EA851A8F'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/75FBF3CB-F91F-4CA3-A980-6B9939B2BD7D'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.0405971144809 -162.301660484643uuid:37C098E9-3AF5-40CA-8284-C4449C4C88F1Oil spill tops 1 million gallons, threatens Gulf of Mexico wildlife2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Gulf of Mexico</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>A spill from a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico has released over 1 million gallons of oil, threatening local wildlife and prompting containment efforts.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/08E42486-02E9-4EDE-A5E7-5E404198FDF1'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/37C098E9-3AF5-40CA-8284-C4449C4C88F1'>Read more...</a></p></div>27.8585039548412 -90.0206244814713uuid:71CAE918-8921-4EA2-917E-ECBAD53396F7With Anchorage schools remote again, another storm hitting Southcentral Alaska2023-11-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 15, 2023</p><p>With Anchorage schools remote again due to a 17-inch snowfall and strong winds, another storm is hitting Southcentral Alaska, potentially causing power outages as trees fall on electric lines.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A5D8750A-7A2E-4A5D-973F-C38185D9C74B'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/71CAE918-8921-4EA2-917E-ECBAD53396F7'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:CAD767D5-FBAF-4A4F-97C5-C3ABF85E1752High water around Kotzebue 2023-11-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 14, 2023</p><p>Above normal temperatures in the month of November followed by a series of storms makes varying ice conditions. </p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/25A30682-24E2-4E21-BCA8-A12E1F12C6AB'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/CAD767D5-FBAF-4A4F-97C5-C3ABF85E1752'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.8946899 -162.6038608uuid:24DA6ED2-8687-4AFD-AEAF-8FEDA8E942B2Monday storm again closes Anchorage, Mat-Su schools and state offices2023-11-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Matanuska Valley, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 13, 2023</p><p>A winter storm in Anchorage and Mat-Su, Alaska has caused closures of state offices, schools, and bus services, with reports of stranded vehicles and accidents, and up to a foot of snow expected in some areas.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1FA5A3FA-17AA-43CC-8830-E071AE7ACFFE'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/24DA6ED2-8687-4AFD-AEAF-8FEDA8E942B2'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.6968182439191 -149.289464583439uuid:65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665Bird flu confirmation prompts cull at 10 more fur farms2023-11-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Laihia, Ostrobothnia, Finland</h3><p>November 10, 2023</p><p>The Food Authority noted that it might be possible that foxes are more susceptible to avian flu infections than mink. However, the agency also suggested that infection prevention protocols may not have worked as well at fox farms compared to facilities that raise mink. The authority has now confirmed avian influenza cases at a total of 42 fur farms in Finland.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F8BF25EF-2085-4060-99F8-822370181763'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/65426BD3-E893-4ADE-A973-B47502557665'>Read more...</a></p></div>63 22uuid:D6EB5D44-4F6E-4B26-B007-C312235A699DSouthcentral Alaska schools closed amid snowstorm, power outages2023-11-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T17:49:06ZLEO Networkhttp://www.leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 9, 2023</p><p>Schools in Southcentral Alaska are closed due to a snowstorm and power outages, with the Seward Highway being deemed "impassable" and numerous vehicles stranded.</p><img src='http://www.leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/03E308C9-C241-447C-B4A2-CDA198F26407'/><p><a href='http://www.leonetwork.org/posts/show/D6EB5D44-4F6E-4B26-B007-C312235A699D'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028