LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T19:03:03Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:BD196146-7AF8-4200-8A02-7285217F3274Storm brings historic coastal flooding, high winds to Maine2024-01-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Portland, Maine, United States</h3><p>January 13, 2024</p><p>Powerful storm surges, coinciding with the monthly astronomical high tide, are flooding low-lying streets in Portland and other coastal communities.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B8CB6EC0-38D4-4404-B29F-4B8558CFB779'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BD196146-7AF8-4200-8A02-7285217F3274'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.66147 -70.25533uuid:698953CC-63B0-46CF-A9FE-5D763949F67DEl Niño effects around Great Slave Lake made for 'spring-like' December in Łútsël K'é, N.W.T. 2024-01-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>January 8, 2024</p><p>El Nino and climate change led to an unusually warm December in Łutsël, N.W.T., affecting Christmas plans and ice-related activities due to Great Slave Lake not freezing over as expected.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/BB72D68E-DB7F-4116-B090-0D4A601A5DF2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/698953CC-63B0-46CF-A9FE-5D763949F67D'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.6063963713863 -114.257475456305uuid:A07725CD-8586-4F03-83D6-A35366A994D2More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia2023-12-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Brisbane, Queensland, Australia</h3><p>December 18, 2023</p><p>Over 300 people were rescued from severe flooding in northeast Australia, with many stranded on rooftops and infrastructure damaged, including a closed Cairns Airport.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EC93EAC2-2FD1-4484-945B-1BF8C313540C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A07725CD-8586-4F03-83D6-A35366A994D2'>Read more...</a></p></div>-27.46794 153.02809uuid:34E37773-9159-4029-A094-FD40CA59A61FBethel SAR warns against Kuskokwim River travel after aerial survey2023-11-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://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://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DFEEB094-D1B6-4C07-9569-720E245447B5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/34E37773-9159-4029-A094-FD40CA59A61F'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.79222 -161.75583uuid:CAD767D5-FBAF-4A4F-97C5-C3ABF85E1752High water around Kotzebue 2023-11-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://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://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/25A30682-24E2-4E21-BCA8-A12E1F12C6AB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CAD767D5-FBAF-4A4F-97C5-C3ABF85E1752'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.8946899 -162.6038608uuid:DCAE24E5-17EF-430B-8290-F11CB70FDB79Alaskans drawn to alpine lakes for ‘once-in-a-decade’ ice skating conditions2023-11-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rabbit Lake, Alaska</h3><p>November 1, 2023</p><p>Alaskans are taking advantage of rare ice skating conditions on alpine lakes in Chugach State Park, with hundreds of people hiking into the backcountry to skate on smooth ice in the shadow of iconic peaks.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/BF7D3FBC-712D-490C-9E40-FA76704BACB2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/DCAE24E5-17EF-430B-8290-F11CB70FDB79'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.0429228698458 -149.58214363825uuid:78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5Invasive Elodea in Piledriver Slough2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Moose Creek, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Invasive Elodea has been observed since 2020.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E05C7A49-BCA1-4F79-9100-2A5E5870B211'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/78C847CC-EB6D-4B7F-9113-9DBB54A71DF5'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.7094953544555 -147.191582379279uuid:64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FBInvasive Elodea in 28 Mile Pit2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Elodea found on and near Eielson Airforce Base</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/52D1164D-9ECD-4ACB-8CF9-32ABA5003A43'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/64EB994F-630D-4D32-87E8-FD010757E3FB'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.609789156617 -147.05993925768uuid:62824B12-B0D3-4854-8DE8-78DAD3DEA5DDInvasive Elodea in Chena Slough2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>North Pole, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Invasive elodea decade history in the Chena slough with mitigation and persistent infestation. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0F15ABE3-9E70-4F92-BAD1-2BDB2632F70E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/62824B12-B0D3-4854-8DE8-78DAD3DEA5DD'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.788925 -147.386108333333uuid:27C00F6C-DD31-4191-BB35-A1C650A3902EContaminated drinking water a growing problem2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia, Finland</h3><p>October 17, 2023</p><p>Heavier rains and aging distribution networks are triggering more cases of public water supply contamination. The local utility takes water from the Esse River for processing and distribution. Because of recent heavy rains and strong runoff, it contains an unusually high level of solid matter.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/79AC2E77-29A6-479A-8AD6-5FB40C7CCD86'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/27C00F6C-DD31-4191-BB35-A1C650A3902E'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.67486 22.70256uuid:D71F3006-E46B-485E-99BC-EC55A7795DFEBoaters urge others to be more prepared after Great Slave Lake rescue2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Dettah, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>October 17, 2023</p><p>Samuel Roberts, 65, and Mark Elson, 51, said they were not prepared to be lost along the shore of Great Slave Lake when they headed out for a short fishing trip. But it became smoky and foggy, and the men became disoriented. The following day, when the air cleared, Roberts said they couldn't recognize anything. "We had no idea that we crossed over the Dettah side and [were] headed to the East Arm," said Elson.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/3DD89E19-B845-4EF5-ADF8-223DF9BEF861'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/D71F3006-E46B-485E-99BC-EC55A7795DFE'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.4111111111111 -114.308333333333uuid:754B62C6-55A9-4578-816C-426282CC14D6Drinking Water Contaminated in Borgarfjörður Eystri2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bakkagerði, East, Iceland</h3><p>October 17, 2023</p><p>Residents of Borgarfjörður Eystri have had to boil their drinking water for two weeks due to coliform bacteria in their water sources. “This has probably come about because of soil subsidence [sinking ground] in the wet land in that area,” stated Glúmur Björnsson, a geologist at utilities contractor HEF Veitur.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A1F2B06B-AADD-4F0C-8297-76C5EDF756D5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/754B62C6-55A9-4578-816C-426282CC14D6'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.52548 -13.80376uuid:C8EC41A5-B4E0-41C8-B8A7-F1AAFFBE754ALapland seeing high waters, unusually heavy snow2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Enontekiö, Lapland, Finland</h3><p>October 17, 2023</p><p>Unusually heavy rains in Lapland have caused water levels to rise near flood levels, and further rises will depend on temperatures over the next few days, with climate change being a contributing factor.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/46CCDF1D-DC42-4573-92CD-1AC4179E62A8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C8EC41A5-B4E0-41C8-B8A7-F1AAFFBE754A'>Read more...</a></p></div>68.38573 23.63215uuid:4A789A74-8939-45C2-A949-1B7420836AF3Melting glaciers increase supply of electrical power in Iceland 2023-10-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iceland</h3><p>October 13, 2023</p><p>Melting glaciers in Iceland are contributing to an increased supply of electrical power. In the past ten years, the additional supply has amounted to one medium-sized power plant.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/872792F3-DD4E-4468-A2F4-5CEB75196005'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4A789A74-8939-45C2-A949-1B7420836AF3'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.9975884448459 -18.6054668169534uuid:633DE7D7-A79F-4F06-B085-F58D6A53C7F2Permafrost slump near Alaska Highway in Yukon eats up 13 more metres of land2023-09-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada</h3><p>September 27, 2023</p><p>The slump is so close to the Alaska Highway, the Yukon government is moving the road, creating a new section that will help protect the only year-round road linking parts of the Yukon, and the U.S. state of Alaska, to the rest of the continent. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D9DE07B4-CD33-41DE-989B-5622D535C886'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/633DE7D7-A79F-4F06-B085-F58D6A53C7F2'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.8623007102006 -135.376281738281uuid:1A71734E-5D2F-4278-BEA7-43E13A1E7E00Homeowners along the Kenai River fight rising flood waters2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sterling, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>The Kenai River has been running high ever since two glacier dammed lakes emptied into the river over the last few days. In the Kenai Keys subdivision near Sterling, the river is lapping at the doorsteps of the hundred or so homes that line the river. Longtime resident Frank Turpin said although he’s seen worse flooding, this one is significant. The road leading into the gated subdivision is flooded in numerous places although some vehicles can still make it through. Neighbors who live on higher ground have offered their yards for people wishing to store cars or other items until the waters recede.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/91F75043-A302-4901-9E04-0DBF12E383A4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/1A71734E-5D2F-4278-BEA7-43E13A1E7E00'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.53722 -150.76472uuid:C30504C5-E24B-4268-979D-E99A227E6DE5Protecting roads and water infrastructure from erosion 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Huslia, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>River erosion is impacting the road and requiring the replacement of health infrastructure.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/5F738F06-45F7-4818-B974-D6B0322764D4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C30504C5-E24B-4268-979D-E99A227E6DE5'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.700686 -156.395345uuid:BE738C55-8C2E-4AD7-A691-6BC06A5E43EABorough declares local disaster for Talkeetna flood damage2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Talkeetna, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>In less than a day, the riverbank was eroded back more than 60 feet, threatening some cabins near the river.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/81ABBBDC-4A02-4923-BDAD-5239DBDCEF6B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BE738C55-8C2E-4AD7-A691-6BC06A5E43EA'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.32389 -150.10944uuid:21A7A2FD-0161-4F9B-9BE2-96CAA68676F8Thousands are feared dead and thousands more are missing in flood-ravaged eastern Libya2023-09-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Derna, Libya</h3><p>September 12, 2023</p><p>Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighborhoods of the city.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/274093B4-3A90-47B3-A269-FD62D9078435'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/21A7A2FD-0161-4F9B-9BE2-96CAA68676F8'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.7593795 22.6383195uuid:0916AD7C-5043-43D6-AF87-E6897B636416Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai2023-09-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T19:03:03ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Skilak Lake</h3><p>September 12, 2023</p><p>Usually, the Snow Glacier and Skilak lakes release every two or three years. Both at the same time is unprecedented.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0AE6EC4E-A66A-49D6-88F3-F76B579AE6A0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0916AD7C-5043-43D6-AF87-E6897B636416'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.4123455822892 -150.151637879554