LEO Network - Search Resultshttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net2024-03-29T10:57:58Zhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/Images/logo.pnguuid:E115B07E-0E5B-41B6-A43C-CD08D4EA6C31Meet Nunavut's newest arrival: the beaver 2020-09-16T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>September 16, 2020</p><p>A recent beaver catch in Baker Lake, along with this summer’s earlier beaver sighting near Kugluktuk, more than 1,000 kilometres northwest of Baker Lake, have some wondering whether beavers are expanding their range into Nunavut.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/F018AD93-03CE-404C-8246-58C8CEED0A6E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/E115B07E-0E5B-41B6-A43C-CD08D4EA6C31'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.3167 -96.0167uuid:D09F9428-465A-485C-97CE-D6978E3F131ELightning strikes shock Iqaluit2021-08-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>August 22, 2021</p><p>Lightning struck in Iqaluit during a storm on Sunday. Terri Lang, Environment and Climate Change Canada’s meteorologist for Nunavut, said the department's weather system did not pick up how many times lightning struck, but that it did occur in the region.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A24E59AD-372B-4A00-A5E0-48BED3401F76'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/D09F9428-465A-485C-97CE-D6978E3F131E'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.74697 -68.51727uuid:FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7No other polar bears in Kuujjuaq after Tuesday’s incident, police say 2024-01-31T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada</h3><p>January 31, 2024</p><p>Police confirm no further polar bear sightings in Kuujjuaq following the shooting of a young bear in the town center, with ongoing vigilance for potential wildlife threats.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/46BD6E6A-32FB-4DBC-BC03-ADE5A81CFA1E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/FD189B11-0029-4317-99A9-B992A3C358C7'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.106686 -68.403878uuid:6399B674-573D-4120-87E7-38CD0272B79CFoxes 'attack from nowhere' says Igloolik woman2021-12-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>December 23, 2021</p><p>She was then driven immediately to the hospital, where she got treatment for a potential rabies infection. Over the past month, there has been an increase in fox sightings and cases of rabies in foxes in the communities of Igloolik and Iqaluit. A fox was confirmed to have rabies in Igloolik on Dec. 14, while two foxes have been reported to have rabies in Iqaluit over the past five weeks.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/753742C5-E15F-475D-B8A6-DEC0EF20E78E'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/6399B674-573D-4120-87E7-38CD0272B79C'>Read more...</a></p></div>69.378884 -81.794799uuid:5AEEA35E-958A-47E5-B02A-C60EBF71BD951 dead as blizzard bears down on Kivalliq 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>November 23, 2023</p><p>The storm brought powerful wind gusts to communities in the Kivalliq region that topped 100 km/h and resulted in whiteout conditions. Temperatures fell to -20 C but felt closer to -40 C, factoring in the wind chill, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. Videos and photos posted to social media appeared to show damage to some buildings and other infrastructure, including the roof of Simon Alaittuq Middle School Rankin Inlet.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7F99F701-7B12-450B-8AAB-C855FAE8A62D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/5AEEA35E-958A-47E5-B02A-C60EBF71BD95'>Read more...</a></p></div>62.81732 -92.08324uuid:9C685FC8-749D-4459-867C-2B356DE0AF46Towering sea ice and a lost Ford truck: Team treks from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay2022-03-25T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>March 25, 2022</p><p>It went through thin ice near the Tasmania Islands, in Franklin Strait, while the group was retracing its route back to Cambridge Bay, </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B3D42BF0-B323-4262-AE00-376BFAB618F4'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/9C685FC8-749D-4459-867C-2B356DE0AF46'>Read more...</a></p></div>71.5 -96.5uuid:5A0F506B-2397-463C-8A2F-67BA89DE7B67Power restored in Pangnirtung; mayor grateful for ‘community spirit’ during lengthy outage 2023-12-04T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>December 4, 2023</p><p>Things were returning to normal in Pangnirtung on Monday after an extreme winter storm left parts of the community without electricity for close to four days.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/34A96C11-B0B1-4CDC-BDD2-CD94C0D0F727'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/5A0F506B-2397-463C-8A2F-67BA89DE7B67'>Read more...</a></p></div>66.14511 -65.71252uuid:0643C959-2A9F-40E1-A0AB-DF15C27B81A2Mild stretch sets the stage for record-breaking warmth in Iqaluit2021-01-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>January 19, 2021</p><p>The warm spell, which is expected to last into the last week of January, is the result of a low-pressure cyclonic system of warm air from the south.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/5FED2E8A-7E8A-4CAB-9648-12C48A1A6BCD'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/0643C959-2A9F-40E1-A0AB-DF15C27B81A2'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.74697 -68.51727uuid:19AC8392-B994-49DD-BE07-86549359B649High winds, torrential rain wreck buildings in Sanikiluaq 2020-09-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>September 10, 2020</p><p>“We stood at the window and we actually watched a shed get blown down the road. I saw an empty oil barrel get lifted up and put over a sea can. There were wires flying around,” Alison Drummond said.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C6CD551E-21FB-4BC2-8A31-8A595AB0E1EA'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/19AC8392-B994-49DD-BE07-86549359B649'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.5333 -79.2333uuid:71234A81-9455-44A4-8F10-F949A194E6F8Two cases of suspected avian flu found in Nunavut2022-08-05T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>August 5, 2022</p><p>In Sanikiluaq, the suspected case was discovered in a thick-billed murre, which is a large seabird, on Coats Island. In Cambridge Bay, one was detected in a herring gull. It has been detected in birds in all 10 provinces and the Yukon so far.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/A2E15FC6-7704-4413-898D-7D7F8856CDCD'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/71234A81-9455-44A4-8F10-F949A194E6F8'>Read more...</a></p></div>56.542161 -79.225923uuid:48EF228C-BB11-4BF4-9D5B-4D521B3B031CEnvironment Canada issues air quality warning for Nunavik2021-07-13T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada</h3><p>July 13, 2021</p><p>Active fires in northeastern Ontario and eastern Manitoba are expected to send smoke across northern Quebec today and Wednesday, Environment Canada said in a special air quality statement posted for each of the region’s 14 communities.
</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/D062AD98-BFC5-47B2-A627-589FB7615B6D'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/48EF228C-BB11-4BF4-9D5B-4D521B3B031C'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.1038 -68.4057uuid:C4B0B89F-6DE5-425E-AA95-A6ED18C4A892Trichinella advisory issued for Coral Harbour 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>September 15, 2021</p><p>Nunavut's Department of Health is warning Coral Harbour residents that trichinella has been detected in a walrus that was harvested on Aug. 21.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/223F1249-7C04-4073-9513-76491C8AF4AC'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/C4B0B89F-6DE5-425E-AA95-A6ED18C4A892'>Read more...</a></p></div>64.136455 -83.164205uuid:8ADCA335-70EC-4A05-9DB5-0966D9E5EF06Iqaluit sees record-breaking rainfalls this week 2020-07-22T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>July 22, 2020</p><p>Iqaluit saw record rainfall yesterday, creating turbulent streams. Heavy precipitation may lead to fat berries and caribou, and lots of mosquitoes.
</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E767FCC6-A2F1-4098-B6D4-867EB43DEBD5'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/8ADCA335-70EC-4A05-9DB5-0966D9E5EF06'>Read more...</a></p></div>63.7536 -68.5028uuid:F1CF04F6-3CD9-4CA5-ADA7-29B087033976Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters 2021-08-03T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>August 3, 2021</p><p>Recent research has found that coccolithophore blooms are occupying increasingly more space in the Barents Sea. Between 1998 and 2016, coccolithophore summer blooms have expanded poleward and their surface area in the Barents Sea has doubled.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C784E69B-D0BF-4B34-AC1E-FF0BBBB3B9D4'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/F1CF04F6-3CD9-4CA5-ADA7-29B087033976'>Read more...</a></p></div>75 40uuid:F6C4FB7E-AD4E-4C74-9F34-219BFFF67FCBArctic ice extent is unlikely to hit a record-low minimum, but lingering ice is ‘thin and porous’ 2020-08-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3></h3><p>August 24, 2020</p><p>Large holes had developed by mid-August in the low-concentration ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, according to National Snow and Ice Data Center.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/76887569-7203-423D-AE59-00D870CC4DD5'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/F6C4FB7E-AD4E-4C74-9F34-219BFFF67FCB'>Read more...</a></p></div>84.4855619064139 -4.27850961685181uuid:4C509540-D4B4-4711-A0CC-18ED91DE944FHow climate change could make the threat a tiny pathogen poses to northern Canada a lot worse2018-01-17T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Kuujjuaq, Quebec, Canada</h3><p>January 17, 2018</p><p>T. gondii infection in people was found to be associated with drinking water from home water tanks where T. gondii parasites remained, clinging to the walls—so cleaning of these water tanks would be one way to reduce infection.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/B81C8AA0-1788-4CAB-94A7-295CD8CAA926'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/4C509540-D4B4-4711-A0CC-18ED91DE944F'>Read more...</a></p></div>58.225918 -68.547364uuid:15D7A3D6-3A26-49D8-93F8-207C8ED1D13CA Western Nunavut goose die-off was due to ‘natural causes,’ autopsies show2017-11-14T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Western Nunavut, Canada</h3><p>November 14, 2017</p><p>Natural causes led to the death of more than 1,000 geese on Long Point beach outside Cambridge Bay this past August, a pathologist’s report has found.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/C8E607C1-44E3-4C93-BB93-9C2B8FE5AE84'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/15D7A3D6-3A26-49D8-93F8-207C8ED1D13C'>Read more...</a></p></div>69.0932636807038 -105.440940856934uuid:994323E6-EED2-405C-93F4-07F673212B40Pod of Orca whales migrate more than 3,000 miles from Iceland to Italy2019-12-19T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Genoa, Liguria, Italy</h3><p>December 19, 2019</p><p>A pod of Orca whales has made an unprecedented trip from Iceland to more than 3,000 miles away in Genoa, Italy according to a nonprofit organization that tracks them. </p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/E63D6EEE-FC58-4F2A-A675-67D3CFCB91DF'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/994323E6-EED2-405C-93F4-07F673212B40'>Read more...</a></p></div>44.4264 8.91519uuid:20C4CA73-2CD1-4841-8EAF-10F902A19620Avian Influenza, 'Bird Flu, linked to deaths of black bear and mountain lion in Colorado 2023-02-10T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Gunnison, Colorado, United States</h3><p>February 10, 2023</p><p>The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as the bird flu, has now been linked to other animals across the state.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/0DAAE822-9C88-4694-A54C-FA1867073F92'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/20C4CA73-2CD1-4841-8EAF-10F902A19620'>Read more...</a></p></div>38.54582 -106.92532uuid:C492BB8C-5CFB-49E5-BC7A-70B143CCE527'Very rare' King-of-the-Salmon fish found on Vancouver Island beach2017-09-24T00:00:00Z2024-03-29T10:57:58ZLEO Networkhttps://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.netask.leonetwork@gmail.com<div><h3>Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada</h3><p>September 24, 2017</p><p>A thin, shimmering fish covered in purple scales and fringed with a red dorsal fin. It turned out to be a massive King-of-the-Salmon fish, measuring about two metres in length.</p><img src='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/en/attachments/thumbnail/7E7B6920-71FF-4AA3-B326-1A22ED83D3AC'/><p><a href='https://leonetwork-staging.azurewebsites.net/posts/show/C492BB8C-5CFB-49E5-BC7A-70B143CCE527'>Read more...</a></p></div>48.4502686210473 -123.294239044189