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1894 Posts

Natural Environment

Ocean / Sea
 
 428
Land
 
 340
Fish
 
 259
Weather
 
 254
Land Mammals
 
 232
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
 232
Marine Mammals
 
 187
Birds
 
 150
Invertebrates
 
 146
Plants / Kelp
 
 140
Air
 
 75
Insects
 
 61
Microbes
 
 60
Groundwater
 
 40
Arachnids
 
 32
Atmosphere
 
 19
Reptiles
 
 18
Amphibians
 
 16
Fungi
 
 11
Other
 
 7

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
 342
Extreme Temperature
 
 261
Ice / Snow Change
 
 238
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
 153
Permafrost Change
 
 113
Extreme Precipitation
 
 105
Pollution
 
 105
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
 98
Fire
 
 83
Flooding / Draining
 
 78
Erosion
 
 77
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
 76
Pathogen
 
 74
Seasonal Timing
 
 73
Drought
 
 61
Algal Bloom
 
 57
Landslide / Avalanche
 
 50
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
 41
Extreme Wind
 
 31
Infestation
 
 30
Debris / Trash
 
 25
Sea/Land Level Change
 
 20
Physical or Chemical Change
 
 18
Rain on Snow
 
 18
Glacier Change
 
 17
Storm Surge
 
 17
Earthquake
 
 13
Eruption
 
 11
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
 8
Thunderstorm
 
 7
Tsunami
 
 7
Sinkhole / Crater
 
 5

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security
 
 320
Human Health
 
 250
Safety
 
 239
Economic Impact
 
 222
Cultural Impact
 
 184
Buildings
 
 181
Transportation
 
 167
Fisheries
 
 130
Harvest Change
 
 110
Sports / Recreation
 
 102
Energy
 
 97
Water Security
 
 89
Sanitation
 
 52
Air Quality
 
 50
Agriculture
 
 40
Livestock
 
 37
Water Management
 
 37
Communication
 
 35
Conflict
 
 35
Displacement
 
 31
Pets
 
 28
TOURISM
 
 25
Aquaculture
 
 23
Forestry
 
 19
Resilience
 
 15
Burial Site
 
 10
Relocation
 
 3

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Month

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Season

SUMMER
 
 366
SPRING
 
 295
WINTER
 
 290
FALL
 
 270

Country

United States
 
 639
Canada
 
 147
Russia
 
 53
Norway
 
 38
Iceland
 
 23
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
 12
Finland
 
 11
Sweden
 
 11
Greenland
 
 10
United Kingdom
 
 7
China
 
 4
Japan
 
 4
Mexico
 
 4
Australia
 
 3
Greece
 
 3
Mongolia
 
 3
Switzerland
 
 3
Antarctica
 
 2
Brazil
 
 2
Czech Republic
 
 2
Denmark
 
 2
France
 
 2
Ireland
 
 2
Nigeria
 
 2
Spain
 
 2
Ukraine
 
 2
Afghanistan
 
 1
Cambodia
 
 1
Cape Verde
 
 1
Cocos Islands
 
 1
Ecuador
 
 1
Estonia
 
 1
French Polynesia
 
 1
Guatemala
 
 1
Honduras
 
 1
India
 
 1
Italy
 
 1
Nepal
 
 1
Pakistan
 
 1
Poland
 
 1
Puerto Rico
 
 1
Romania
 
 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 
 1
Solomon Islands
 
 1
Uzbekistan
 
 1
Vietnam
 
 1