LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T12:51:35Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:3039B62D-CDF2-43D3-BB3C-8431146D7A2CLess snowpack, low rainfall, higher demand. Experts offer answers on low water levels in Lethbridge 2023-11-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada</h3><p>November 5, 2023</p><p>Water levels in the Oldman River reservoir are the lowest they've ever been since its construction in the early 1990s. The reservoir and the river are responsible for supplying water to a number of local communities, including Lethbridge. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/46A13B5C-488C-4167-B2AA-7B2D2CC93BFC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/3039B62D-CDF2-43D3-BB3C-8431146D7A2C'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.69999 -112.81856uuid:34334DF6-5EC7-431C-8C3B-866111B95391Drought conditions in Upcountry Maui prompt increased water restrictions2023-11-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kula, Hawaii, United States</h3><p>November 3, 2023</p><p>Drought conditions across Upcountry Maui have prompted the county to update its water shortage status for the unforeseeable future. Demand for water in the area currently exceeds supply by 20% — which moves its status from Stage 1 to Stage 2, county officials said Thursday.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/ADA5305C-11F5-44B9-B783-17DA0F4546C8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/34334DF6-5EC7-431C-8C3B-866111B95391'>Read more...</a></p></div>20.792026 -156.323712uuid:CABEE21C-F28D-4662-B08F-3AF2A731701FDying Western Red Cedars2023-09-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Langley, British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 1, 2023</p><p>Western red cedars in South Langley, BC are dying, with browning starting at the tops during summer and progressing downward until the trees are completely dead.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/3CB7106C-A8F7-4409-98BB-F2F1C8C1C5B2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CABEE21C-F28D-4662-B08F-3AF2A731701F'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.0428684190789 -122.651404738426uuid:6980C493-C8DF-4B81-9000-B6943B3E9432Canada wildfire: all 20,000 Yellowknife residents evacuating2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FB63C37E-53FF-45F0-83E3-C9194D744C89'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6980C493-C8DF-4B81-9000-B6943B3E9432'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:112EFBA3-DADD-4D8C-A20F-DA3D05FAEEF9Unusually Dry Summer in West and Southeast Iceland2023-08-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Stykkishólmur, West, Iceland</h3><p>August 16, 2023</p><p>In West and Southwest Iceland, rainfall has been less than 10% of the average for July and early August. Rivers and streams have been shrinking and even drying up entirely following several weeks with little to no rainfall in Iceland.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B534C149-3F19-4215-B770-FA95FD33F562'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/112EFBA3-DADD-4D8C-A20F-DA3D05FAEEF9'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.07537 -22.72977uuid:E2BF6A55-1538-4A1D-BE2C-19E37E02A9A0Wildfire smoke, climate change affecting N.W.T. berry pickers and their harvest 2023-08-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>August 8, 2023</p><p>Cathy Pope, a berry picker from Norman Wells, N.W.T., said there has been an abundance of blueberries this year, and that she's "never seen it like this." Despite the ample availability of fruit, thick wildfire smoke — some of the worst in the country, at times — has made it hard for Pope to go out and pick.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/203F3C84-206B-4DEB-A965-20B514D93FB5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E2BF6A55-1538-4A1D-BE2C-19E37E02A9A0'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.28201 -126.8329uuid:3486BDEA-1B8C-408C-AA45-A0A118163094Waterfalls now 'trickling': Low water brings changes to Hay River, N.W.T. 2023-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>July 13, 2023</p><p>Impressive amounts of water normally rush over Alexandra Falls and Louise Falls in the N.W.T. But amid hot and dry conditions, These majestic waterfalls look nothing like they do at their full force.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2751ABB5-1092-4F6F-BE1B-D211274F0C62'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/3486BDEA-1B8C-408C-AA45-A0A118163094'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.81555 -115.79993uuid:359AB1A6-03BA-49BD-9F3B-A33D1F55098DDouglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine Regeneration in a Changing Climate2023-07-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>July 1, 2023</p><p>Factors like reduced summer precipitation, extreme heat events, and ponderosa pine's superior drought resilience highlight the need to adapt reforestation practices to species more suited to changing environmental conditions. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/270AF4D9-4EDC-4DD0-AC51-A8E8B3896D64'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/359AB1A6-03BA-49BD-9F3B-A33D1F55098D'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.3087682023348 -117.611867504937uuid:893FE840-9A64-4D84-A1E9-56822C7CBA3CWarning Scotland faces threat of water shortages2023-06-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom</h3><p>June 16, 2023</p><p>Environment agency Sepa said every part of the country had now reached some level of water scarcity. The weather conditions could last until early July and followed a drier than usual winter and spring. In May, Scotland only received 44% of its long-term average rainfall.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C3C53062-7E89-492E-8806-6919334141FA'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/893FE840-9A64-4D84-A1E9-56822C7CBA3C'>Read more...</a></p></div>55.86515 -4.25763uuid:07150EF7-6A06-41C5-B74F-D24C1B098DEADead fish washing up on shores of Lake Washington2023-06-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hunts Point, Washington, United States</h3><p>June 6, 2023</p><p>The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said the fish are yellow perch, which are common in the lake.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/837F9253-5020-4382-8D4F-3F7945530C27'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/07150EF7-6A06-41C5-B74F-D24C1B098DEA'>Read more...</a></p></div>47.6533628504498 -122.265472412109uuid:8469EDC0-2B63-4F9E-888E-CF4DFC515C61Drought in the Saanich Peninsula2023-05-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>May 14, 2023</p><p>“We spent the weekend outdoors camping on the peninsula and notices shoreline grasses has dried and shriveled.”</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A5E0765D-FBF2-40BA-8EBC-31E4C7D089A7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8469EDC0-2B63-4F9E-888E-CF4DFC515C61'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.66634 -123.41933uuid:E3A86EBF-1935-46A8-B8DE-6ABA436A6A91Wildfire in eastern Spain forces hundreds to evacuate homes2023-03-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Villanueva de Viver, Castellón, Spain</h3><p>March 23, 2023</p><p>A forest fire raged in eastern Spain on Thursday, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby villages and sending huge plumes of smoke into the air.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B30979AA-2183-49D2-85B5-16629A659C17'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E3A86EBF-1935-46A8-B8DE-6ABA436A6A91'>Read more...</a></p></div>40.059329 -0.647448uuid:B0033A81-36AE-4192-B35D-9E0E91969F32Salmon fishing banned along California coast as population plummets2023-03-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bolinas, California, United States</h3><p>March 15, 2023</p><p>It’s only the second time in history that the ocean salmon fishery has been closed in California, and the decision reflects a major decline in fish populations after the state’s driest three-year period on record.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EFA1C2C7-8FCB-4A87-83E1-AFDA07491CA9'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B0033A81-36AE-4192-B35D-9E0E91969F32'>Read more...</a></p></div>37.90937 -122.68637uuid:F96A928C-61D9-40E5-88F3-508014DFE4A2Lack of snow, warmer weather creating shorter snowmobile season in New Hampshire2023-02-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Conway, New Hampshire, United States</h3><p>February 22, 2023</p><p>It has been a rough winter season for many outdoor activities in New Hampshire, but a below-average snowpack is hitting the snowmobile industry especially hard.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2407E6A9-5DDB-4FB8-AAD8-2181377C5BC2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F96A928C-61D9-40E5-88F3-508014DFE4A2'>Read more...</a></p></div>44.05368 -71.1284uuid:21A069BE-4DB7-4E8B-B924-C18DF7EEF432Water shortage hits Adilabad district amid soaring temperatures2023-02-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Ādilābād, Telangana, India</h3><p>February 20, 2023</p><p>Rural areas here have begun facing water scarcity much before the onset of summer. Villagers are going long distances by bullock carts to collect water in plastic drums. Day temperature is already high.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FA3D1BE1-EC06-4DC1-BEB1-02655561689D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/21A069BE-4DB7-4E8B-B924-C18DF7EEF432'>Read more...</a></p></div>19.67203 78.5359uuid:45863C22-E8C7-4F8C-B2BB-E3717C9F7092Water Shortage Protest Turns Deadly in Ethiopia’s South2023-02-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>ወልቂጤ / Welkite, Southern Nations, Ethiopia</h3><p>February 17, 2023</p><p>A protest over water shortages in the southern Ethiopian town of Welkite turned deadly when, witnesses say, security forces opened fire on protesters, killing at least two people.
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/836129A4-1511-4F0D-B55C-2BADD925E979'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/45863C22-E8C7-4F8C-B2BB-E3717C9F7092'>Read more...</a></p></div>8.286087031 37.781843953uuid:03BF117E-FD9A-4ADA-97BF-A0CDD0EBFBB5Snowpack below normal2023-02-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States</h3><p>February 8, 2023</p><p>A dry January across most of Idaho left the Panhandle with below-normal snowpack and increased drought worries."Notably, the Coeur d’Alene-St. Joe basins received only 38% of normal precipitation for January," according to the Idaho Water Supply Report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service released Tuesday. Nine snow monitoring sites in the Panhandle recorded their driest or second-driest January, the report said.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B55E71ED-7BA1-4C40-A3B0-A0167314906A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/03BF117E-FD9A-4ADA-97BF-A0CDD0EBFBB5'>Read more...</a></p></div>47.67768 -116.78047uuid:83D810D7-1BF4-4B6F-9BAF-7EDED68BB60DLack of rainfall cause for up to three weeks of delay for salmon spawning this season2022-11-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>November 17, 2022</p><p>In early October Vancouver Island reached a drought Level 4 which impacted wildlife across the coast. After a mass salmon die off in Bella Bella, concern grew regarding drought and a delayed salmon spawning season. Currently east Vancouver Island is at a drought level of 3, which means adverse impacts are possible, while west Vancouver Island is at a drought level of 2 with less likely impacts. Dave Rolson, Tseshaht First Nation’s fisheries manager, said, “Timing is everything, really, when it comes to fish and when it comes to environmental conditions.” </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/BD591F1A-EB06-42B2-9918-EDA4CC57B807'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/83D810D7-1BF4-4B6F-9BAF-7EDED68BB60D'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.15 -128.15uuid:A0461D70-80C4-40C8-A2E7-79DFDB83D76CSalmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought2022-10-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>October 1, 2022</p><p>Record-setting drought conditions have left many of B.C’s streams and waterways too low for salmon to swim up to spawn. Heiltsuk First Nation leaders say hundreds of fish were found rotting in a creek in Bella Bella, B.C., usually teeming by fall with migrating pink and chum salmon.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DAF5D891-19EE-4E16-9892-39DAE3C21A40'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A0461D70-80C4-40C8-A2E7-79DFDB83D76C'>Read more...</a></p></div>52.4749841208832 -128.162074096617uuid:31A5230F-4313-40B2-8727-009E5B2D449FDry weather and lack of feed have farmers in southeastern Sweden selling off livestock early2022-08-29T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:51:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rälla, Kalmar, Sweden</h3><p>August 29, 2022</p><p>Dry weather and poor feed harvests are to blame for the predicted increase as farmers are deciding to sent their livestock in earlier than planned.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E271926A-E8AD-4F95-8931-C3B2F4B89A38'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/31A5230F-4313-40B2-8727-009E5B2D449F'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.7333333333333 16.6666666666667