The Disappearance of Lac [Lake] Rouge [remote sensing]
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https://www.earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/154526/the-disappearance-of-lac-rouge <-- Shared NASA Earth Observatory Images Of The Day
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/lake-drainage-land-collapse-waswanipi-lake-rouge-lake-doda-1.7539994 <-- shared media article
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“A landscape in central Quebec transformed suddenly in spring 2025 when a lake burst its banks and drained. Members of the nearby community of Waswanipi who use the area for hunting, fishing, and trapping learned of the curious incident in early May, after reports of a washed-out road. Further air- and ground-based investigations revealed that land around the lake had collapsed and that Lac Rouge had emptied..."
#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #lake #LacRouge #Quebec #Canada #Waswanipi #Cree #FirstNation #wildfire #geomorphometry #outflow #OLI2 #Landsat #Landsat9 #earthobservation #remotesensing #wildlife #habitat #change #ecology #sediment # #snowmelt #rainfall

In May 2025, residents living around #LacRouge, in #LacWalker region of #Quebec, #Canada, discovered a washed-out road near #lake, triggering investigations that revealed the lake had completely emptied almost overnight, an extremely rare and puzzling event for the area. Lac Rouge is a small lake, only about a 0.86 square miles (1.4 square kilometers) around. Residents and visitors are worried that the draining will affect the local wildlife, such as moose and sturgeon.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/big-lake-in-quebec-suddenly-disappears-satellite-finds-space-photo-of-the-day-for-august-1-2025

Nord-du-Québec
🔸 Le mystère du lac disparu
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2025-07-03/nord-du-quebec/le-mystere-du-lac-disparu.php
#Autochtones #Québec #LacRouge #écologie #environnement #feu #glissement #forêt #CAQ