LEO Network - Search Resultshttp://leonetwork.org2024-03-29T11:28:11Zhttp://leonetwork.org/Images/logo.pnguuid:73D66E09-37F9-4466-AD61-164D8E9ED44B'I can't keep bugging them': Behchokǫ̀ elder pleads for help with frozen pipes2024-01-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>January 22, 2024</p><p>A Behchok elder, Celine Whane, struggles with frozen pipes and inadequate housing, feeling helpless despite government promises of repair assistance.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DC714AF6-B9A2-4E73-B86A-38E35701BD84'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/73D66E09-37F9-4466-AD61-164D8E9ED44B'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.782486031165 -118.83432112069uuid:74435A3A-FB1D-4CFD-93A1-984637106C40Hurricane 'Otis' left 27 dead and 3 missing as it passes through Guerrero2023-10-26T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico</h3><p>October 26, 2023</p><p>Hurricane 'Otis' caused 27 deaths and 3 missing persons in Guerrero, Mexico, with severe damage to infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, airports, and the electrical grid. It is unusual for this type of phenomenon to occur. It is not normal for tropical cyclones to be storms and intensify to category 5 in a period of 12 hours. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/592C5701-89F9-46A3-84A2-9BA73940D13F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/74435A3A-FB1D-4CFD-93A1-984637106C40'>Read more...</a></p></div>16.86805 -99.894018uuid:27C00F6C-DD31-4191-BB35-A1C650A3902EContaminated drinking water a growing problem2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO 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:754B62C6-55A9-4578-816C-426282CC14D6Drinking Water Contaminated in Borgarfjörður Eystri2023-10-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO 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:176B3947-052E-48ED-B3C6-02EA55F2DED6A year after the Merbok Storm: Impacts on Cemetery 2023-09-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>St. Michael, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 22, 2023</p><p>The Merbok storm of 2022 impacted the Old Russian Cemetery in Saint Michael. This cemetery was created in the 1830s when the northernmost outpost of the Russian American Company was established in that village. People were interred in that cemetery for about 100 years. The cemetery is on a 30 foot high bluff overlooking the bay.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DFCBAF6D-2371-4278-B41D-74307A55E911'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/176B3947-052E-48ED-B3C6-02EA55F2DED6'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.47806 -162.03917uuid:C30504C5-E24B-4268-979D-E99A227E6DE5Protecting roads and water infrastructure from erosion 2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO 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:2D35E298-3064-4631-BCCA-8A252809409AIntense Rainfall Brings Floods to Russia's Far East Primorye Region 2023-08-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vladivostok, Primorskiy, Russia</h3><p>August 31, 2023</p><p>Intense rainfall in Russia's Far East Primorye region caused floods, power outages, and evacuations, with water levels exceeding the norm by eightfold in some areas, following previous flooding caused by tropical storm Khanun.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/7DF38C9A-B357-42BE-B49A-CF1DC00F3FB3'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2D35E298-3064-4631-BCCA-8A252809409A'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.10562 131.87353uuid:C5341C16-9039-4017-8213-9B3617B83F75Hilary leaves massive flooding, mudslides, upheaval across Southern California2023-08-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Los Angeles, California, United States</h3><p>August 21, 2023</p><p>The first tropical storm to hit Los Angeles in 84 years dumped record rainfall and turned streets into muddy, debris-swollen rivers.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/2BD25780-C934-48B0-AA34-ECD365715053'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C5341C16-9039-4017-8213-9B3617B83F75'>Read more...</a></p></div>34.05223 -118.24368uuid:C9B8D477-1522-4A05-BFB7-E17D3CADA324More than 271 structures impacted by Lahaina fire2023-08-08T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Lahaina, Hawaii, United States</h3><p>August 8, 2023</p><p>More than 271 structures have been impacted by the Lahaina fire, the U.S. Civil Air Patrol and Maui Fire Department reported after flyovers of Lahaina town on Wednesday..</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B688DE1E-0CBE-443F-95E9-6459CD7F90C4'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/C9B8D477-1522-4A05-BFB7-E17D3CADA324'>Read more...</a></p></div>20.87429 -156.67663uuid:0B175041-C3F9-4748-A1E2-7852D70766FBHeavy rain inundates Vermont, causing flash floods and requiring rescues2023-07-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Londonderry, Vermont, United States</h3><p>July 10, 2023</p><p>About a dozen people were rescued from a campground in Andover as up to 5 inches of rain fell overnight in some parts of the state.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/75B633C4-2A4D-4EFA-B8E5-40EB9B2F7650'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0B175041-C3F9-4748-A1E2-7852D70766FB'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.228493 -72.81131uuid:893FE840-9A64-4D84-A1E9-56822C7CBA3CWarning Scotland faces threat of water shortages2023-06-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO 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:FEC748EA-5124-491F-B0F9-7F042EB41910Flooding closes schools and shuts down sewer system in Glennallen as high waters continue to inundate Alaska communities2023-05-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Glennallen, Alaska, United States</h3><p>May 16, 2023</p><p>Officials say the floodwaters are swamping Alaska towns, tearing buildings from foundations, seeping into homes and covering roads. In Glennallen, the local utility is setting up Porta-Potties around the community, and area residents are asked to limit water usage. The state transportation department said there was water over a portion of the Glenn Highway on Monday, but the road remained open.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/DACC6489-E6F7-407D-9249-683318130BE6'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/FEC748EA-5124-491F-B0F9-7F042EB41910'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.10917 -145.54639uuid:8628C1CE-0134-4EE8-BD05-B0C52EBEFFD4At least 26 dead after tornado-spawning storms roll through Southeast. One town is 'gone,' mayor says2023-03-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States</h3><p>March 25, 2023</p><p>At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured after powerful storms and at least one tornado pummeled the Southeast on Friday night, ripping roofs off homes, nearly leveling some neighborhoods and knocking out power for thousands, officials said.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/184F5014-FBBA-47FF-A4B5-4BF881B8CC03'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/8628C1CE-0134-4EE8-BD05-B0C52EBEFFD4'>Read more...</a></p></div>32.90652 -90.87816uuid:D177C603-E0EF-42C1-A34E-731566841DCEGarbage piles up in Paris, mice and rats spread2023-03-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Paris, France</h3><p>March 15, 2023</p><p>In Paris, the sidewalks are now filled with huge rubbish rocks. The garbage workers are striking and do not intend to back down. Rats and mice, for their part, seem to have happy days.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/F1D10404-8937-47AA-A7D8-A271E42C7966'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/D177C603-E0EF-42C1-A34E-731566841DCE'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.8534951 2.3483915uuid:5C94FBD3-CDAC-4B55-9BB5-71CFCE56FC51Capilano River sewage leak threatens salmon runs2023-03-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>March 13, 2023</p><p>As engineers and government officials try to locate the source of a sewage leak into the Capilano River, the Squamish Nation and a group of volunteers who monitor waterways on the North Shore say they are worried about the effect on young salmon in the river.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/4D8DF2D7-55EC-450C-8DCF-362D78E4E54F'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/5C94FBD3-CDAC-4B55-9BB5-71CFCE56FC51'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.24966 -123.11934uuid:21A069BE-4DB7-4E8B-B924-C18DF7EEF432Water shortage hits Adilabad district amid soaring temperatures2023-02-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO 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:AE8A866D-D4BF-494F-9386-87652DEBD03CIn the village of Nutepelmen, a bathhouse was closed due to the collapse of the shore2022-10-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nutepelmen, Chukotka, Russia</h3><p>October 24, 2022</p><p>The issue of moving the public bath to a new place is decided in the village of Nutepelmen of the Egvekinot urban district. Part of the shore, on which the modular structure now stands, was washed away by waves. The social institution was closed for an indefinite period, reports IA "Chukotka".</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/6785FE87-9DB1-4A9F-9777-FE6C17ADBE41'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/AE8A866D-D4BF-494F-9386-87652DEBD03C'>Read more...</a></p></div>67.0166666666667 -174.966666666667uuid:0131ECA6-CCD5-403D-B05D-68CBFCEC842EAfter September storm, Newtok residents are desperate to relocate2022-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Newtok, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 7, 2022</p><p>Melting permafrost and severe erosion have plagued the community for decades. The most recent storm brought waves so fierce, the water claimed roughly half of the 80 or so remaining feet of land that stands between the back end of the school and the edge of the Ningliq river.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/C468D976-6622-4951-8374-80B5F3F4808E'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/0131ECA6-CCD5-403D-B05D-68CBFCEC842E'>Read more...</a></p></div>60.94108 -164.64111uuid:2AF4609E-9509-42A8-B90C-E8B61BEAC7D6Unalakleet’s boil water notice extended as work on main water line continues2022-09-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Unalakleet, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 24, 2022</p><p>The City of Unalakleet now has a working generator to power its local water plant, but the community plans to be on a boil water notice for an extended period of time.</p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/A4C03DD8-3236-421E-9282-1CFA5C5338A1'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/2AF4609E-9509-42A8-B90C-E8B61BEAC7D6'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.87306 -160.78806uuid:4393D68B-17A4-445D-8489-CA63305BA4CFUp river effect from Typhoon Merbok2022-09-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T11:28:11ZLEO Networkhttp://leonetwork.orgask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Noatak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 20, 2022</p><p>The heavy rains and high water from storm Murdok today and Monday are contributing to the erosion of the old landfill and river bank. </p><img src='http://leonetwork.org/en/attachments/thumbnail/B8619D7B-B3F7-451E-AE09-D5450464B0C2'/><p><a href='http://leonetwork.org/posts/show/4393D68B-17A4-445D-8489-CA63305BA4CF'>Read more...</a></p></div>67.57111 -162.96528