LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-28T09:11:56Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:6C3569EB-AEEC-47C5-8FC5-124C0A6C088BScientists tackling unprecedented global avian influenza outbreak, warming winters add to complex challenge2024-03-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>March 12, 2024</p><p>The poultry industry dreads avian influenza, but migratory and sea birds are succumbing to the virus in alarming numbers. Concern is rising not only about avian health but also about human health. How are our warming winters factoring into the problem?</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/58A310DA-5A7D-4930-86E8-ACDDE2FF2A35'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6C3569EB-AEEC-47C5-8FC5-124C0A6C088B'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:0FBCA0B7-0218-4897-9A8D-373DEB6A8379Beaver expansion into Alaska’s Arctic tundra presents problems for people – and opportunities 2024-03-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>The Arctic</h3><p>March 11, 2024</p><p>Beavers are transforming Alaska's Arctic tundra, creating both challenges for local communities and ecological opportunities, as their population and dam-building activities alter landscapes and affect permafrost.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1A9D749C-1EB6-4580-903B-C70F604E9F65'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0FBCA0B7-0218-4897-9A8D-373DEB6A8379'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.5773948630068 -156.484483474124uuid:F625DE19-9213-4565-9731-AC594C02091CArctic rivers face big changes with warming climate, permafrost thaw and accelerating water cycle 2024-03-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>The Arctic</h3><p>March 8, 2024</p><p>Arctic rivers are undergoing significant changes due to a warming climate, with increased precipitation and permafrost thaw leading to stronger flows and altered chemical compositions.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A1A8D0F2-8980-43F6-B45A-369CB94D3B6C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F625DE19-9213-4565-9731-AC594C02091C'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.0580918537196 -153.601631413519uuid:503F83ED-9411-48FF-8789-E0372CC8FF75Ice measuring in Kotzebue can help snowmachiners and scientists alike2024-03-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>March 6, 2024</p><p>The Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub and the Native Village of Kotzebue deployed an under-ice oceanographic instrument to monitor ice thickness and snow depth at a site offshore of town.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/8F3E9706-EC20-4575-9EEE-A6FBAB849EF1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/503F83ED-9411-48FF-8789-E0372CC8FF75'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:EB3570F6-2712-4962-B36F-82B55F3FFA7DNorway need more ammunition, the Chemring Nobel explosive plant increases its emissions fivefold2024-03-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Oslo, Oslo, Norway</h3><p>March 6, 2024</p><p>The Chemring Nobel explosive plant in Norway is increasing its emissions fivefold, raising concerns about worsening nitrogen pollution in the Oslo fjord.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CDA6F8DC-EE46-42DB-8C13-C6567388FD03'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EB3570F6-2712-4962-B36F-82B55F3FFA7D'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.91273 10.74609uuid:0A7318EC-8060-4C5F-83C2-5FA5BE674A24Federal grant to bring heat pumps to households, solar energy to villages in Northwest Arctic2024-03-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Northwest Arctic, Alaska, United States</h3><p>March 6, 2024</p><p>A federal grant will provide heat pumps to households and solar energy systems to villages in the Northwest Arctic, aiming to reduce energy costs and reliance on diesel, with an expected annual revenue of nearly $1 million for the region.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A410FC8E-BD6D-4CA6-9089-6856600F0B40'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0A7318EC-8060-4C5F-83C2-5FA5BE674A24'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.9386688235814 -159.233856471239uuid:6DBD7D24-097D-4FE6-BBDD-7D9DF2138E04In this drought year, Alberta's water allocation is under the microscope. Here's what the data says 2024-03-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alberta, Canada</h3><p>March 6, 2024</p><p>Alberta's water allocation data reveals regional disparities in usage and availability, with agriculture dominating in the south and oil and gas in the north, amidst concerns of overuse and drought.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/62F0037A-2AE8-43F3-8D1F-FE15B87C1043'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/6DBD7D24-097D-4FE6-BBDD-7D9DF2138E04'>Read more...</a></p></div>54.6426717391613 -114.757175843012uuid:EC0C262A-81ED-4BA5-80D9-36826EE76225Alaska will receive $2.6M towards small scale food production2024-03-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>March 5, 2024</p><p>Alaska receives $2.6M from the USDA to enhance local food production, aiming to bolster food security in a state where 95% of food is imported.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/610E6821-24B8-4D5B-A493-2588B7F1FEFD'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EC0C262A-81ED-4BA5-80D9-36826EE76225'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:3C8A96FD-7CD8-4980-A9E6-8F1906E57231Study tracks calls used by endangered Cook Inlet belugas, and human-made noise in their habitat2024-02-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cook Inlet, Alaska</h3><p>February 28, 2024</p><p>The article discusses concerns over the impact of human-made noise on endangered Cook Inlet belugas and the debate over noise mitigation measures.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A5CC2460-FF7A-4880-9E8E-DDF46D56158A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/3C8A96FD-7CD8-4980-A9E6-8F1906E57231'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.1167129205518 -150.467251612022uuid:94BDF969-337E-476E-A1A8-EF37B38E9A17Over 20 Alaska villages on tap for $125M in federal funds for solar and hydroelectric projects2024-02-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 28, 2024</p><p>Alaska is set to receive $125M in federal funds for renewable energy projects, benefiting over 20 villages with solar, hydroelectric, and storage initiatives.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/959A7786-A2CE-4D2B-A9DE-07DDB12728E2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/94BDF969-337E-476E-A1A8-EF37B38E9A17'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:7D9E280A-2903-4232-9A8B-3F96DB24FF5BRussian war on Ukraine obstructs Arctic research 2024-02-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>February 15, 2024</p><p>The Russian war on Ukraine has led to the exclusion of Russian data from Arctic research, significantly increasing uncertainty in climate predictions and impacting global environmental understanding and management efforts.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D6E2FC99-3A5A-4705-9726-4972CD36340B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7D9E280A-2903-4232-9A8B-3F96DB24FF5B'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:E9411EA6-0335-421F-9E3C-C27645BAE608What is causing the rusting of northern Alaska streams?2024-02-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> Kougarok, River</h3><p>February 10, 2024</p><p>The oranging of northern rivers seems to be related to recent permafrost thaw that has allowed streams to release previously captive iron, trace metals and acid.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/5CE800C2-810F-40A8-A29F-6707F830AA85'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E9411EA6-0335-421F-9E3C-C27645BAE608'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.2563888888889 -164.565833333333uuid:F69F85E1-9F72-4734-84C5-B97FF6EF3993Conservationists ask feds to protect rare Kigluaik buttercup flower2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kigluaik Mountains, Alaska</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>Conservationists petition for federal protection of the rare Kigluaik buttercup, threatened by climate change and proposed mining activities.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/91E90ADE-68F0-42C3-AD71-E877F6C8F0B4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F69F85E1-9F72-4734-84C5-B97FF6EF3993'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.7990856147153 -165.036647020188uuid:48693D11-61BA-49C5-8056-7D53D9EB6F03BLM hears pleas for retaining protections on D-1 lands2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>Indigenous communities in the Bering Strait region advocate for maintaining federal protections on D-1 lands to safeguard their subsistence lifestyle and cultural heritage from the impacts of state management and resource extraction.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CBAD9FA3-80CD-4D56-B91F-A79D8A213EB0'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/48693D11-61BA-49C5-8056-7D53D9EB6F03'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:CF36E77F-DBED-4196-995B-D14F20FA83C4Scientists investigate paralytic shellfish poisoning as possible factor in large marine die offs 2024-02-09T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 9, 2024</p><p>Scientists are investigating the widespread presence of paralytic shellfish toxins in Alaska's marine food chain, which may explain recent species die-offs.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/42740A52-EA6E-4562-8AB1-9F12CBF340FD'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/CF36E77F-DBED-4196-995B-D14F20FA83C4'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:8EAA933D-4ECA-4D8D-9EDC-0313B38E42FCChugach forecasters warn of dangerous avalanche conditions after 1 death, 2 close calls2024-02-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Girdwood, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 8, 2024</p><p>Chugach forecasters issue warnings of high avalanche danger following a fatal incident and two non-fatal close calls in the mountains.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B3071D9E-D910-420B-86B2-495C570029D5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8EAA933D-4ECA-4D8D-9EDC-0313B38E42FC'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.9425 -149.16639uuid:B6EA4021-B74E-4589-8ACF-A8E92CA324E3NASA climate satellite blasts off to survey oceans and atmosphere of a warming Earth2024-02-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Florida, United States</h3><p>February 7, 2024</p><p>NASA's PACE satellite, designed to study ocean biology in unprecedented detail, has been successfully launched to enhance understanding of Earth's changing climate and improve weather forecasting.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/939321A7-FFF7-4158-82D6-2D5634207E2F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B6EA4021-B74E-4589-8ACF-A8E92CA324E3'>Read more...</a></p></div>28.9444647055242 -82.033629763236uuid:8376FEE1-41E4-45FB-9E5C-5F71DB2D02F5Microplastics found in body tissues of walruses harvested by Alaska hunters2024-02-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Wainwright, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 6, 2024</p><p>“It’s a reflection of the plastic age we live in," said student researcher Tony Blade. "It’s ubiquitous."</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E5F4CD5C-C2FB-4F4A-8325-EF676870FB11'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8376FEE1-41E4-45FB-9E5C-5F71DB2D02F5'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.63694 -160.03833uuid:5CA1329E-949A-435D-8B5D-D45778A3D855Alaska's Arctic and boreal ecosystems see climate change-driven 'microbial awakening'2024-02-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska Arctic</h3><p>February 5, 2024</p><p>Climate change is causing a 'microbial awakening' in Alaska's ecosystems, altering food webs as fungi become a major energy source for small mammals.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/891363E6-3019-440C-8504-0799C2728A51'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5CA1329E-949A-435D-8B5D-D45778A3D855'>Read more...</a></p></div>68.6911821794661 -147.713659552346uuid:4E6B198C-D5B6-429F-9851-A46E72442898Kotzebue residents report heat loss and issues with Vitus fuel amid frigid temps2024-01-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T09:11:56ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>January 30, 2024</p><p>Kotzebue residents face heating challenges as Vitus fuel thickens in extreme cold, leading to clogged filters and system failures, prompting some to switch suppliers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A0FD02FF-1282-4CF5-8CF3-0DC99B3E617C'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4E6B198C-D5B6-429F-9851-A46E72442898'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809