LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T12:47:38Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:8EAA933D-4ECA-4D8D-9EDC-0313B38E42FCChugach forecasters warn of dangerous avalanche conditions after 1 death, 2 close calls2024-02-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO 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:49CAA023-35C3-4D44-8833-9B8B501C650BJuneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.2024-01-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>January 16, 2024</p><p>Juneau's history of deadly landslides, particularly the 1936 disaster that killed multiple residents, is a testament to the region's susceptibility to such events, which may increase with changing weather patterns.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CA8280BE-5A54-4A9F-BFBC-6BAF5ACE4619'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/49CAA023-35C3-4D44-8833-9B8B501C650B'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30194 -134.41972uuid:F1B36F47-2484-4FF5-9AF1-C511F4C7FF65As the permafrost melts, the houses in Nunapitchuk are breaking down2024-01-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States</h3><p>January 12, 2024</p><p>Melting permafrost in Nunapitchuk is causing severe structural damage to homes, leading to erosion, instability, and health issues for residents.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1DCA61C2-8FC4-4C7D-8A8A-BCE61093ACE5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F1B36F47-2484-4FF5-9AF1-C511F4C7FF65'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.89694 -162.45944uuid:5DE39C1A-CCA1-4153-98C5-E8A45A64F81FThinning ice and shrinking caribou hurt not only safety and food security but also mental health2023-12-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 28, 2023</p><p>Kotzebue Elder Gladys I’yiiqpak Pungowiyi said that over the years, many skilled hunters were lost when they went out hunting and fell through the ice. I’ve been called to pray for people that are affected mentally.”</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/3AB72930-DB47-4728-9B8B-BDB5B0E975FC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5DE39C1A-CCA1-4153-98C5-E8A45A64F81F'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.6358675746153 -153.180996665583uuid:8B667121-3821-4712-8C6B-00B5B44D1C71Husband of sole Wrangell landslide survivor found dead in search2023-12-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Wrangell, Alaska, United States</h3><p>December 1, 2023</p><p>Otto Florschutz, a candidate in the 2022 U.S. House special election, was found dead following a landslide in Wrangell, Alaska, that also claimed the lives of four members of the Heller family.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6F373990-341C-4AF8-BD3D-B32109384718'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8B667121-3821-4712-8C6B-00B5B44D1C71'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.47083 -132.37667uuid:52453790-E3BA-4D88-ACB3-C4B4449D115CPossible outbreak of botulism suspected in Sanikiluaq2023-12-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>December 1, 2023</p><p>Health officials in Sanikiluaq, Hudson Bay, warn against consuming fermented meat due to a suspected botulism outbreak and urge vigilance for related symptoms.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7DF12A6A-8D28-4B71-9EEB-E0C5876BEC20'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/52453790-E3BA-4D88-ACB3-C4B4449D115C'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.53333333 -79.23333333uuid:7A929492-E4D7-4A46-8C18-F07DAF20A0C4Western Alaska salmon crisis affects physical and mental health, residents say2023-11-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Western Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 15, 2023</p><p>Residents in Western Alaska are experiencing a salmon crisis that is not only affecting their physical health due to the lack of exercise from salmon harvesting, but also their mental health and cultural well-being, as salmon harvesting is seen as a vital part of their way of life and recovery from substance abuse.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A12FD8D3-0851-4D24-97D7-594233F53FA2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/7A929492-E4D7-4A46-8C18-F07DAF20A0C4'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.6267446447533 -161.020252869192uuid:9316EEE3-30D6-455B-B58C-B51A8DA0BBAE4 unsheltered people died outside in Anchorage in the past week. 2 of them were in wheelchairs.2023-11-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Anchorage, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 13, 2023</p><p>Four unsheltered people, two of whom were in wheelchairs, have died outdoors in Anchorage over the past week as winter weather hits the city, highlighting the ongoing issue of homelessness and the need for preventative measures.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/94F7D582-1830-47D1-83E8-4051B9B4F880'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/9316EEE3-30D6-455B-B58C-B51A8DA0BBAE'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.21806 -149.90028uuid:4E5D6E14-2F82-463E-AB8E-4E52851A7BC3High levels of 'forever chemicals' found in Swedish crayfish2023-09-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Björkvik, Västerbotten, Sweden</h3><p>September 19, 2023</p><p>Swedish crayfish sold in stores have been found to contain high levels of PFAS chemicals, with four out of seven packages exceeding the safety limit set by EU law, according to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2CF59D38-659E-4C31-8539-C3F112C8ABB6'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4E5D6E14-2F82-463E-AB8E-4E52851A7BC3'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.7017104192487 16.0671470384628uuid:0046ECA0-37B1-4DE6-92C2-F17FB1DFACB4Bjørn Ole (13) was sucked into pipes in the floodwaters2023-08-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Knapstad, Viken, Norway</h3><p>August 28, 2023</p><p>– Han har hatt helt utrolig flaks, sier mor Cecilie etter at sønnen ble dratt gjennom et over 200 meter langt rør med flomvann.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D2047DF2-1555-4D0F-8BAD-11AAEF2B0FC4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0046ECA0-37B1-4DE6-92C2-F17FB1DFACB4'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.621839 11.031591uuid:C8F585EE-4141-4F38-A12E-0CB286CBA38FHow the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour2023-08-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lahaina, Hawaii, United States</h3><p>August 13, 2023</p><p>Survivors of the Maui fire in Lahaina say they were overwhelmed by the speed of the blaze, the smothering smoke and the lack of escape routes. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/86290751-0309-404D-8B7D-4FFAF77DF28F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C8F585EE-4141-4F38-A12E-0CB286CBA38F'>Read more...</a></p></div>20.87429 -156.67663uuid:962BB088-EA0A-4FB8-85D0-D328D2DA9C8DIt’s so hot in Arizona, doctors are treating a spike of patients who were burned by falling on the ground 2023-07-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Phoenix, Arizona, United States</h3><p>July 24, 2023</p><p>The temperature of asphalt and pavement and concrete and sidewalks in Arizona on a warm sunny day or summer afternoon is 180 degrees sometimes. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/4A3C635C-923B-49B0-A30E-96CDE063554D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/962BB088-EA0A-4FB8-85D0-D328D2DA9C8D'>Read more...</a></p></div>33.44838 -112.07404uuid:2BD2BB13-A18B-42F1-9C7A-78BCD83AFB83'I'm definitely worried': Wildfire smoke means Yellowknife's air quality among worst in Canada 2023-07-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>July 19, 2023</p><p>Clean, fresh air can be part of the draw for tourists to Canada's North — but they won't find it this week in Yellowknife due to wildfire smoke. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E61618DC-CDE0-47FE-854C-DAAA21CFE7F5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2BD2BB13-A18B-42F1-9C7A-78BCD83AFB83'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.456 -114.35255uuid:67CA2BBC-32F2-4612-9984-419469131ECAKodiak resident dies in hit-and-run during Saturday’s tsunami evacuation2023-07-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kodiak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>July 18, 2023</p><p>A Kodiak woman died in a hit-and-run collision during Saturday’s tsunami warning and evacuation,</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/646CFA08-CCF0-4715-8759-11EA17E92408'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/67CA2BBC-32F2-4612-9984-419469131ECA'>Read more...</a></p></div>57.79 -152.40722uuid:0D544046-0D15-4AFE-8FFC-FE9780CFC789Veterans who Served on Contaminated Alaskan Bases Faced Similar Health Hazards to Camp Lejeune 2023-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States</h3><p>July 13, 2023</p><p>For countless US veterans, the Army’s mismanagement and careless disposal of hazardous substances since the early years of the Cold War have been an enduring source of debilitating and fatal consequences. Notorious instances such as the pervasive contamination at Camp Lejeune, where toxins leached into groundwater for over 30 years.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/1D21818A-AE91-40E7-AD5F-7107CA25EAF2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0D544046-0D15-4AFE-8FFC-FE9780CFC789'>Read more...</a></p></div>34.75405 -77.43024uuid:08E7B329-9E9B-46DD-AFB8-5DD91B1473DBOngoing avian influenza outbreaks in animals pose risk to humans2023-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>July 13, 2023</p><p>The current outbreaks of avian influenza (also called “bird flu”) have caused devastation in animal populations, including poultry, wild birds, and some mammals, and harmed farmers’ livelihoods and the food trade. Although largely affecting animals, these outbreaks pose ongoing risks to humans.
</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D0FDC761-8FF0-43C8-875D-E7871A345BE9'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/08E7B329-9E9B-46DD-AFB8-5DD91B1473DB'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:392BC01C-19EF-4836-AFB8-80C96928FE79Covid-19 spread between humans and deer, study shows, raising concerns about animal reservoirs 2023-07-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>United States</h3><p>July 12, 2023</p><p>People spread Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022. The infection circulated widely in the deer population in the United States, and in at least three instances, researchers suspect the virus was passed between deer where it picked up unique genetic changes and then re-infected humans.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/755C1674-BD16-4014-B354-13800BD4F36B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/392BC01C-19EF-4836-AFB8-80C96928FE79'>Read more...</a></p></div>39.3812661305678 -97.9222112121185uuid:EC5B4A13-E10D-46F1-9638-645F0D2B3BC283,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make the mess worse.2023-07-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Waialua, Hawaii, United States</h3><p>July 10, 2023</p><p>This rural part of the island of Oahu is not connected to city sewers — and waste from toilets, sinks and showers is mostly collected in hundreds of pits called cesspools. Rising seas are also pushing groundwater closer to the surface, allowing cesspool effluent to mix with the water table and flow into the ocean. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0A76FB4D-78CC-43EC-A58E-8583752947BB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EC5B4A13-E10D-46F1-9638-645F0D2B3BC2'>Read more...</a></p></div>21.57688 -158.13154uuid:F0DA7118-5A77-4FBA-9FD1-572F6E088157PAWS of Nome seeks funding for bark park, wildlife fencing2023-06-30T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>June 30, 2023</p><p>With recent events between Musk ox, humans, and dogs, Nome looks for solutions to mitigate the problem. As they graze on patches of grass, often within city limits, the potential for dog conflict and even human interactions are becoming common. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/CCC38262-80A5-4778-8F7D-967B4AE455DF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/F0DA7118-5A77-4FBA-9FD1-572F6E088157'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.50111 -165.40639uuid:65C152DB-2085-437B-9462-3C79CC7B4595Fallout of French nuclear testing in Pacific still affecting men decades later2023-06-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T12:47:38ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>French Polynesia</h3><p>June 28, 2023</p><p>Kiwi crews exposed to radiation at Mururoa Atoll hold concerns for subsequent generations.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/E2A64934-6257-4FD8-BC95-D8DA02303142'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/65C152DB-2085-437B-9462-3C79CC7B4595'>Read more...</a></p></div>-17.53812232 -149.56466734