LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T15:05:35Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:91ED23D7-19B3-45D0-B563-63601EDDB68CTwenty Rescued from Ski Lift in High Winds2023-01-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Akureyri, Northeast, Iceland</h3><p>January 22, 2023</p><p>Twenty people were rescued from a chairlift at the Hlíðarfjall ski area outside Akureyri. The lift stalled when the wire was blown off its spool by a strong blast of wind. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C0C51645-DC6E-4C1A-AA3B-9F045BF19C6E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/91ED23D7-19B3-45D0-B563-63601EDDB68C'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.68353 -18.0878uuid:E0209CED-C372-45B8-806B-9BD98528B120Rare Bird Flu Detected in Eagle and Eider Duck2023-10-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Barðaströnd</h3><p>October 5, 2023</p><p>Samples taken from a white-tailed eagle found dead on a skerry near Barðaströnd in the Westfjords in mid-September tested positive for a severe bird flu virus of the strain HPAI H4N5. An eider duck that was found dead in Ólafsfjörður, West Iceland recently was infected with the same strain of bird flu virus. The strain has not been detected in Iceland before and is not common.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D82F6A29-0BB5-4359-9185-B8AC6A93DA45'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/E0209CED-C372-45B8-806B-9BD98528B120'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.4860059618877 -23.5434798597005uuid:1F4962BD-05B5-4950-9586-BE3D9A2DE341Bacterial Infection Brucella Canis Suspected in Dogs in Iceland2022-07-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iceland</h3><p>July 27, 2022</p><p>The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has reason to suspect that a bacterial disease called Brucella canis has been found in dogs in Iceland. RÚV reports that Bruncella canis can—in very rare instances—be transmitted from dogs to humans, with young children, pregnant, and immunocompromised people at the greatest risk of serious infection. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/EEF9CA5F-5551-4A86-8E14-064D2A36D5EE'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/1F4962BD-05B5-4950-9586-BE3D9A2DE341'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.9975884448459 -18.6054668169534uuid:B06B1527-1CD4-4169-84F5-F536C3371736Farmed Salmon Caught in Rivers Across Northwest Iceland2023-08-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Patreksfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland</h3><p>August 31, 2023</p><p>Escapted farmed salmon threatens wild salmon stocks across Northwest Iceland, where it has entered rivers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0139F774-BB76-4F8C-810B-7194C046A735'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/B06B1527-1CD4-4169-84F5-F536C3371736'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.59783 -23.99596uuid:C0466547-C3CE-4127-9E5E-51BD99F09278Sea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> North Coast Iceland</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>While north of Iceland sea ice is stretching unusually close to the coast, south of the island sea temperatures are reaching record heights.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/038CDFAD-6799-4AD0-894A-D8F7C16625E7'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C0466547-C3CE-4127-9E5E-51BD99F09278'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.600675713425 -19.3359375uuid:DA7B8456-9287-4D56-B01F-2B548B58E638Widespread Bird Deaths in West and South Iceland2023-06-01T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Faxaflói Bay, Iceland</h3><p>June 1, 2023</p><p>Such deaths are unusual at this time of year in Iceland and their cause is unknown. The widespread deaths of Kittiwakes cannot be attributed to bird flu, according to Brigitte Brugger of the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST). Samples from the birds analysed by MAST ruled out the illness. While bird flu is unlikely to be the cause, extreme weather may be a possible explanation.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/ED972528-F38B-4A5C-968C-F933C27036C5'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/DA7B8456-9287-4D56-B01F-2B548B58E638'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.4 -23uuid:76673ACF-A27E-4D4E-8399-22DBFD7B40FBSun While It Lasted: May Among “Gloomiest” Months on Record2023-05-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>May 31, 2023</p><p>May 2023 in Reykjavik, Iceland has been a month of gloom and rain, with a chance of breaking a 70-year-old "sunless" record and becoming the "least sunniest" fifth month of the year since measurements began, as well as potentially breaking the record for the rainiest May on record.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/AE3CD1CA-60DF-4444-ADE3-DC5264369E72'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/76673ACF-A27E-4D4E-8399-22DBFD7B40FB'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.13548 -21.89541uuid:207EFB4F-E9BD-4032-89C8-4EE8038F2703Breaking: Eruption Begins on Reykjanes Peninsula2024-02-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Grindavík, Southern Peninsula Region, Iceland</h3><p>February 8, 2024</p><p>A new fissure eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, the third since December, began without posing immediate danger to populated areas or infrastructure.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/306E6E4A-B2E0-4D43-AA87-947870CE42AB'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/207EFB4F-E9BD-4032-89C8-4EE8038F2703'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.844239 -22.43175uuid:C0DB5051-1CE6-4F68-80DF-811790F587D5Glacial Outburst Flood Will Likely Peak on Sunday2021-12-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>December 4, 2021</p><p>The glacial outburst flood, or jökulhlaup, which started when the ice sheet in the Grímsvötn volcano beneath Vatnajökull glacier began to melt 11 days ago, is predicted to reach its peak on Sunday. At time of writing, the Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration does not believe that the runoff will affect traffic on Route 1 […]</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F7C900C1-0746-4CAC-B1B3-AA3BA9C5726E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C0DB5051-1CE6-4F68-80DF-811790F587D5'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.42 -17.33uuid:82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506Thousands of Cigarette Stubs Wash Up on East Iceland Beach2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eskifjörður, East, Iceland</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>A resident of Eskifjörður, East Iceland was shocked to see thousands of cigarette stubs washed up on the shore of the fjord yesterday.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/48F3E6AE-4A54-4C0B-8D5F-8380231782DF'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.07306 -14.01525uuid:A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FABSea Ice Unusually Close to North Iceland Coast2023-06-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3> North Coast Iceland</h3><p>June 22, 2023</p><p>While north of Iceland sea ice is stretching unusually close to the coast, south of the island sea temperatures are reaching record heights.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7E5851BC-A283-4580-9DF2-F227FBB58FCC'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/A9D82041-6D27-46A0-B043-238F2A2C0FAB'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.600675713425 -19.3359375uuid:2408EB19-BA2B-4DBE-B51B-2D99C5C6813ADolphin Species Never Before Seen in Iceland Beaches in Northwest2022-07-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hrútafjörður, Iceland</h3><p>July 28, 2022</p><p>Two Risso’s dolphins washed ashore in Hrútafjörður in Northwest Iceland last week. Risso dolphins are a warm-water species found a bit to the east of Ireland and Northwest Scotland. But the largest number is found further south, in warmer seas.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/ADDE7D81-5F05-41CA-BFFF-487FBE9C3802'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2408EB19-BA2B-4DBE-B51B-2D99C5C6813A'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.35 -21.15uuid:AD5B9C70-D6D2-4B8C-B46C-783A0FD02123Sea Lice Outbreak Claims At Least 1 Million Salmon in Tálknafjörður2023-11-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Talknafjordur, Westfjords, Iceland</h3><p>November 2, 2023</p><p>An unprecedented outbreak of sea lice in Tálknafjörður has led to the loss, or the need to dispose of, at least one million salmon. “Nobody has seen anything like this before. There is a Norwegian veterinarian who has been working in Iceland because of this and he has never seen anything like this in his 30-year career,” Karl Steinar observed.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/D934C7E6-B60E-45AB-8420-6B1A5B2B716B'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AD5B9C70-D6D2-4B8C-B46C-783A0FD02123'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.62648 -23.8246uuid:EE606505-9040-42AF-8046-B6FA990110A4Humpack Salmon Spread in Iceland, Threatening Local Fish2023-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Hjalteyri, Northeast, Iceland</h3><p>August 24, 2023</p><p>Anglers caught dozens of humpback salmon in Eyjafjarðará river yesterday, RÚV reports. Humpack salmon are spreading in Iceland and threatening local fish species in Icelandic rivers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/FB095931-E3D2-4047-AA33-D9873550AD48'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/EE606505-9040-42AF-8046-B6FA990110A4'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.85 -18.1333333333333uuid:BB898B04-240E-4A53-89DF-C204C040BE76Landslide Disrupts Traffic in North East2022-11-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Grenivík, Northeast, Iceland</h3><p>November 17, 2022</p><p>Authorities state that although landslides are not common in this area, avalanches are. An approximately 50 to 70m stretch of road is affected, covered in about one metre of mud and debris.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/653D9924-925B-476C-B246-E61E0AA995C8'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BB898B04-240E-4A53-89DF-C204C040BE76'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.95102 -18.17493uuid:2CFA57D2-2EE1-46C6-9DBB-A811FF6B64A5Farmed Salmon Found in Mjólká in Arnarfjörður2022-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>September 13, 2022</p><p>In a recent report from the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST), 16 salmon caught in the Mjólká river in the Westfjords were confirmed to originate from farms. Signs indicate that the salmon originate from open sea farms by Haganes, where a hole in the pen caused part of the stock to escape in August.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/318CB32A-E567-4240-B00E-05288AE23997'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2CFA57D2-2EE1-46C6-9DBB-A811FF6B64A5'>Read more...</a></p></div>uuid:BAE73B40-13B8-4B87-B6D4-278A6BAE5145Eruption Begun On Reykjanes Peninsula2023-12-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland</h3><p>December 18, 2023</p><p>A volcanic eruption began near Hagafell mountain on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland at 10:17 pm, following an M4.2 earthquake, with local authorities seeking to determine its impact.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/0C9BBB07-E65C-4A28-8704-5FACCA0365B6'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BAE73B40-13B8-4B87-B6D4-278A6BAE5145'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.99813 -22.56111uuid:00D2EEFF-2057-4064-A00E-1B7B00606226Extreme Weather Across Iceland Causes Power Outages and Damage2022-02-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>February 7, 2022</p><p>A winter storm caused power outages and property damage across Iceland. Winds reached speeds of 40 meters per second (89 mph) in the Southwest region, though precipitation was less than forecasted. See related article: A total of ten waves of 25 meters high and four waves over 30 meters high were recorded. A 40 m wave was the highest recorded since 1990. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/254A7AE7-125C-4434-BFCE-7AA40051D536'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/00D2EEFF-2057-4064-A00E-1B7B00606226'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.13548 -21.89541uuid:BA4F3957-9DA0-4C8B-B798-6FE9FD8ADCD2Surprise “Spring Snow” in Reykjavík2023-04-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland</h3><p>April 27, 2023</p><p>Capital area residents in Iceland opened their eyes to 10 cm (3.9 in) of snow outside the window on April 27th. In the last 75 years, there have only been 4 instances of this much snow falling in the Reykjavík area in the second half of April.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2A048548-FDC0-4FFF-A8D1-47C612D6EB2A'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/BA4F3957-9DA0-4C8B-B798-6FE9FD8ADCD2'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.13548 -21.89541uuid:06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5Minister Alarmed by Plastic Pollution on Eldey Island2023-12-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T15:05:35ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Eldey Island</h3><p>December 13, 2023</p><p>The expedition revealed that gannets have easy access to plastic, as their nests are mostly made from plastic debris. Hundreds of dead gannets were also observed by the experts, with it being estimated that three factors played a role in their deaths: natural attrition, bird flu, and plastic pollution.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F254617E-0594-438D-80CA-30E0900AE87D'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/06986895-A3DF-4CBF-B0C9-1626EEBBA1B5'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.7408888888889 -22.9575555555556