LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T10:17:19Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:B28C5D9B-3CE8-4BE5-9F90-481C5FFE422BStorm erodes shoreline at Shishmaref 2023-11-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 wildlife2023-11-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 Tálknafjörður2023-11-02T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 sea2023-10-20T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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:7FA419C8-8656-486B-BF67-7F532A2E1E7EGas leak off Finland – authorities point to external activity2023-10-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 Blame2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 cemetery2023-09-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 Greenland2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 Infection2023-09-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 dams2023-09-12T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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 beach2023-09-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO 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:B7D87643-3D45-4E15-9545-6811DA48CF4DNOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea2022-11-11T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Bering Sea</h3><p>November 11, 2022</p><p>The Bering Sea’s cold pool, a critical part of the seafloor ecosystem, had shrunk to a worrying degree in recent years, but it is continuing to slowly return, according to the latest results of NOAA’s bottom trawl survey. Saffron cod, also called tomcod, seems to be bouncing back after a few bad years, and Arctic cod and blue king crab numbers were also better. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/00B57D88-EE7E-4B20-B444-CE2E75CECED6'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/B7D87643-3D45-4E15-9545-6811DA48CF4D'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.90464570302 -169.459725215517uuid:835418C3-2945-49CF-91BC-73A9BCF63445Huge sunfish makes rare appearance in cold north Vancouver Island waters2022-10-27T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cormorant Island, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>October 27, 2022</p><p>The Mola tecta, a semi-tropical sunfish, had been misidentified until seven years ago and is rarely seen in the northern hemisphere.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/FABE8CBE-86D9-4B5F-B26C-3A4F309589C1'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/835418C3-2945-49CF-91BC-73A9BCF63445'>Read more...</a></p></div>50.5779703700418 -126.922739393871uuid:E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62New peril for gray whale survival? Predatory orcas spotted in Baja calving lagoon2022-10-21T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Campo Pachico, Baja California Sur, Mexico</h3><p>October 21, 2022</p><p>One pod showed up in January and was videotaped fatally attacking two resident bottle-nosed dolphins. They may have also killed a gray whale calf, although a body was never found. Predatory orcas have breached a gray whale safe space in Baja California. Could this spell disaster for a species already struggling for survival? </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A1B89BCB-7CA0-4722-A8FE-07945A282FAD'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E30F46A3-B3E4-45C8-82CA-40A435AECE62'>Read more...</a></p></div>26.87449 -113.13303uuid:9F33EDE2-FB89-48D1-A8CE-D237FACA292AA strong storm damaged the embankment in Pevek and left Rytkuchi without light2022-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Pevek, Chukotskiy Avtonomnyy Okrug, Russia</h3><p>October 7, 2022</p><p>Part of the village of Rytkuchi remained without electricity for several hours. And in the northernmost city of Russia, strong waves destroyed part of the embankment. The cause was a storm operating on the territory of the city district of Pevek, reports IA "Chukotka".</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/31A56AD4-9999-4359-931E-4938B5049AD4'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/9F33EDE2-FB89-48D1-A8CE-D237FACA292A'>Read more...</a></p></div>69.70287 170.29993uuid:3422DF5B-5789-4EC6-AC27-8BE8CD4D0F87September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds 2022-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Chevak, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 7, 2022</p><p>The remnants of Typhoon Merbok not only battered Alaska’s west coast in September, the storm also left behind a few treasures in its wake.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/4BF6017D-FA90-41FF-811B-A8CFB70DDAC3'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/3422DF5B-5789-4EC6-AC27-8BE8CD4D0F87'>Read more...</a></p></div>61.52778 -165.58639uuid:6D0561C8-4AB6-4BAA-A199-D883D04816FCWinds down but high water just starting as ‘exceptionally strong storm’ batters Northwest Alaska2022-10-07T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 7, 2022</p><p>Forecasters say they are expecting significant coastal erosion from Utqiagvik to Unalakleet from the second severe-weather event to hit the region in three weeks. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E7B95C52-1D3A-4073-8C5C-0ACB004B8177'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/6D0561C8-4AB6-4BAA-A199-D883D04816FC'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.29058 -156.78872uuid:03E4A7C6-C443-4A4E-BB48-1CEDE2FA4337Saxitoxin detected in regional clam2022-10-06T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Savoonga, Alaska, United States</h3><p>October 6, 2022</p><p>By Diana Haecker</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B40EA052-221D-4E2B-B96E-D50EF4897782'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/03E4A7C6-C443-4A4E-BB48-1CEDE2FA4337'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.69417 -170.47889uuid:E0E91D6C-0C0D-48D4-B5D5-A023221673BDFish die off near Kotzebue2022-09-29T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:17:19ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Cape Blossom</h3><p>September 29, 2022</p><p>Ali Ralson was riding her 4 Wheeler towards Cape Blossom and came upon a beach full of fish. It appears that most of the fish are stickleback although there may be other species involved too. This would suggest an environmental issue that would impact multiple fish species rather than a pathogen. One potential cause could be harmful algal toxins. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7A7E6C88-CD7C-425F-8F17-4057B104278A'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E0E91D6C-0C0D-48D4-B5D5-A023221673BD'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.7051687133043 -162.498779296875