In May 2025, Lac Rouge near Waswanipi, Quebec, mysteriously drained after a landslide breached its eastern bank, sending water surging through a 10-km path of smaller lakes before reaching Lake Doda. The collapse destroyed roads, cut off Cree hunting grounds, and shocked local communities. NASA satellite images confirmed the dramatic change, with experts pointing to wildfire damage, deforestation, and rapid snowmelt as possible causes. The Cree First Nation of Waswanipi has urged caution in the