LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-28T11:04:37Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:A15A9004-3D46-4C86-8B0E-FC79ECE27FA5Incredibly rare: Gray whale, extinct in Atlantic for 200 years, spotted south of Nantucket2024-03-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States</h3><p>March 7, 2024</p><p>A gray whale, presumed extinct in the Atlantic for over 200 years, was spotted by the New England Aquarium team south of Nantucket, suggesting climate change effects.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E20A7267-D9A1-417A-A6C6-819FFAFB703A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A15A9004-3D46-4C86-8B0E-FC79ECE27FA5'>Read more...</a></p></div>41.28346 -70.09946uuid:4E5C0143-68BA-4D86-B49C-AB8A686E83F2Mystery invertebrate in a red crab2024-02-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Nome, Alaska, United States</h3><p>February 13, 2024</p><p>A crab was caught on the ice just offshore in Nome. It had a small invertebrate in the gills of the crab.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7FECC117-2BA7-4502-AE88-257B78EE2B3B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/4E5C0143-68BA-4D86-B49C-AB8A686E83F2'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.5106431684668 -165.432303909707uuid:BD196146-7AF8-4200-8A02-7285217F3274Storm brings historic coastal flooding, high winds to Maine2024-01-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.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='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B8CB6EC0-38D4-4404-B29F-4B8558CFB779'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/BD196146-7AF8-4200-8A02-7285217F3274'>Read more...</a></p></div>43.66147 -70.25533uuid:B28C5D9B-3CE8-4BE5-9F90-481C5FFE422BStorm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref 2023-11-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Shishmaref, Alaska, United States</h3><p>November 25, 2023</p><p>High winds that pushed water high up on south facing shores of the Seward Peninsula cause shoreline erosion on the Chukchi Sea coast of Shishmaref, last week. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F725EF18-594A-4888-BE34-AF17849EFA3E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B28C5D9B-3CE8-4BE5-9F90-481C5FFE422B'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.25667 -166.07194uuid:37C098E9-3AF5-40CA-8284-C4449C4C88F1Oil spill tops 1 million gallons, threatens Gulf of Mexico wildlife2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Gulf of Mexico</h3><p>November 21, 2023</p><p>A spill from a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico has released over 1 million gallons of oil, threatening local wildlife and prompting containment efforts.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/08E42486-02E9-4EDE-A5E7-5E404198FDF1'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/37C098E9-3AF5-40CA-8284-C4449C4C88F1'>Read more...</a></p></div>27.8585039548412 -90.0206244814713uuid:AD5B9C70-D6D2-4B8C-B46C-783A0FD02123Sea Lice Outbreak Claims At Least 1 Million Salmon in Tálknafjörður2023-11-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.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='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D934C7E6-B60E-45AB-8420-6B1A5B2B716B'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/AD5B9C70-D6D2-4B8C-B46C-783A0FD02123'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.62648 -23.8246uuid:1DFC810A-B4B6-48E7-ADDA-2969E04E8A7B‘It’s time for us to go’: the Mexican fishing village swallowed by the sea2023-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>El Bosque, Tabasco, Mexico</h3><p>October 20, 2023</p><p>El Bosque, a Mexican fishing village with a population of 400 people, is being swallowed by rising sea levels, and experts predict that the entire village could be underwater within a year, leaving residents displaced and without adequate housing alternatives.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A9998049-2CC0-4E2A-A196-47DD40A66F22'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/1DFC810A-B4B6-48E7-ADDA-2969E04E8A7B'>Read more...</a></p></div>18.615 -92.68556uuid:8593D1B7-E6A6-47F0-B927-4829333C5B8FIce that survived Arctic summer hits low, with implications for traditional harvesting and shipping 2023-10-18T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada</h3><p>October 18, 2023</p><p>David Kuptana, an elder and full-time harvester said ice should be forming around his home on Victoria Island this time of year — but instead, temperatures have been hovering around zero and it's been raining. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0D6F0E29-CB62-4B26-83D5-09A0EA2CFC4E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/8593D1B7-E6A6-47F0-B927-4829333C5B8F'>Read more...</a></p></div>70.7366666666667 -117.771944444444uuid:7FA419C8-8656-486B-BF67-7F532A2E1E7EGas leak off Finland – authorities point to external activity2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Baltic Sea</h3><p>October 10, 2023</p><p>Finnish authorities are investigating a gas leak outside of Finland, suspected to be caused by external activity, with both the security police and defense forces involved in the case.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B5036534-6F3E-4033-90CF-B458415D387E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/7FA419C8-8656-486B-BF67-7F532A2E1E7E'>Read more...</a></p></div>59.9146478401808 24.7778929735707uuid:A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488Nearly a Million Dead Fish Wash Up on Louisiana Coast, Commercial Fishing Boats to Blame2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Abbeville, Louisiana, United States</h3><p>September 21, 2023</p><p>Nearly a million dead fish, including redfish and menhaden, washed ashore in southwest Louisiana due to commercial fishing boats dumping an estimated 850,000 fish from their overfilled nets, sparking calls for stricter limits on the state's commercial menhaden fishery.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/631D1E3F-89CB-4A30-B0C2-6F6D1273BAEB'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/A0F1C37A-BB25-4267-9C58-C97A1AA06488'>Read more...</a></p></div>29.6804172118167 -92.2192771991101uuid:44D1BC48-3CA4-4F13-A66E-B1CD04AA220EGraves continue to erode at historic St. Michael cemetery2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>St. Michael, Alaska, United States</h3><p>September 21, 2023</p><p>Graves at the historic St. Michael cemetery in Alaska are eroding due to increased storms and erosion, prompting an archaeologist to recover exposed remains and coordinate efforts to re-bury them. Tom Wolforth’s prime mission was to appropriately handle the remains and make sure they could be reburied. He has been working closely with the tribe and the municipality to address their concerns. One concern, Martin said, was that these exposed remains could pose a risk of disease, especially if the dead had been buried during the time of the 1918 flu pandemic. But Wolforth assured them that if properly handled this shouldn’t be a problem.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/9CBD4FBB-1341-4434-B5EC-F4E0B5FADD6E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/44D1BC48-3CA4-4F13-A66E-B1CD04AA220E'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.47806 -162.03917uuid:B5E7AF01-5258-4961-9CFF-19F407C4667FStranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in Greenland2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Alpefjord, Greenland</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>Another attempt to pull free a luxury cruise ship with 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northernmost national park has failed after trying to use the high tide.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D5F92065-EC6C-4AE1-B0AE-F3004D76D7B7'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B5E7AF01-5258-4961-9CFF-19F407C4667F'>Read more...</a></p></div>72.25 -25.4333305555556uuid:AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406DLocal Animal Rescue Group Sees Influx of Sea Lions Suffering From Potentially Fatal Bacteria Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Northern California, United States</h3><p>September 14, 2023</p><p>A local animal rescue in Northern California warns of a surge in sea lions with a potentially fatal bacterial infection, leptospirosis, and advises dog owners to keep pets away.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E4DA9F3C-3311-4CB9-BF9A-D97DA83299C6'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/AC97939C-C900-43D5-BC4F-99E20CA3406D'>Read more...</a></p></div>39.7704155591946 -124.018993377686uuid:2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029Massive ocean sunfish spotted off Vancouver Island 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Powell River, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 13, 2023</p><p>Jackie Hildering was astonished by a recent photo depicting an enormous Mola mola submitted to the Marine Education Resource Society citizen science project, which is collecting data on two different species of sunfish along the Pacific Coast.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F3822D1C-E1DC-45B4-898F-56B0467BC33D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/2BC8DC62-B2C2-42F1-82F1-1C0980BA4029'>Read more...</a></p></div>49.6344340980606 -124.424682323816uuid:B077A39D-E757-4E7B-B0EB-B82FA1788D17Massachusetts city got nearly 10 inches of rain in 6 hours, flooding homes and eroding dams2023-09-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rhode Island and Massachusetts, United States</h3><p>September 12, 2023</p><p>Heavy rainfall has flooded parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with one city declaring a state of emergency. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E6E0A62E-7582-4B3B-A7D2-D2BD6E143D4A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B077A39D-E757-4E7B-B0EB-B82FA1788D17'>Read more...</a></p></div>42.0884393749124 -70.6640883062207uuid:BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883‘Unusual’ number of dead sea lions show up on Sonoma County beach2023-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bodega Bay, California, United States</h3><p>September 5, 2023</p><p>The sea lions vary in decomposition. Several had their bones exposed Monday afternoon.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/20D8BD67-BD80-4BF7-86E1-62FA9C4AB735'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/BBC6CB8E-EDFD-4FE3-BF64-5C11752F9883'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.3293132869404 -123.051555668919uuid:CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2Dead humpback whale calf washes up near Juneau, may have been struck by vessel2023-08-28T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Juneau, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 28, 2023</p><p>A dead humpback whale calf named Tango was found washed up near Juneau, Alaska, and an investigation is underway to determine if it was struck by a vessel.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/AA8F80D0-1D64-4B1F-B033-31A8E93E7F2F'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/CD6E601B-FE00-452E-8ABE-7F708BC03CD2'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.30194 -134.41972uuid:902083F4-9F62-42D9-8B44-ADB62637B43BFirst fall storm of the year damages road in Utqiagvik2023-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 24, 2023</p><p>The storm brought winds up to 40 mph to communities from Wainwright to Kaktovik, weather officials said. High waves damaged a road in Utqiagvik, affecting around five houses, residents reported.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/809A6BC6-86E1-4450-956C-E83A4F90C53C'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/902083F4-9F62-42D9-8B44-ADB62637B43B'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:ADDFB501-CC18-4E63-88BE-AC84DBF79B1DHigh water in Kotzebue Sound2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kotzebue, Alaska, United States</h3><p>August 17, 2023</p><p>Water floods the Kotzebue lagoon. Grasses can be seen in July and a month later in August the water has risen 4-6 ft. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/6FD8E831-35EE-4633-A7EA-3924500D507D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/ADDFB501-CC18-4E63-88BE-AC84DBF79B1D'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.89846 -162.59809uuid:82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506Thousands of Cigarette Stubs Wash Up on East Iceland Beach2023-08-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-28T11:04:37ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.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='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/48F3E6AE-4A54-4C0B-8D5F-8380231782DF'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/82FDC613-0EC5-47EA-AD3B-727F3A190506'>Read more...</a></p></div>65.07306 -14.01525