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Natural Environment

Weather		79
Land		63
Ocean / Sea		46
Fish		44
Surface Waters / Wetlands		44
Land Mammals		28
Plants / Kelp		26
Marine Mammals		25
Atmosphere		23
Birds		20
Air		11
Invertebrates		10
Microbes		7
Arachnids		3
Groundwater		2
Insects		2
Amphibians		1

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature		42
Death / Die-off / Decline		40
Flooding / Draining		36
Ice / Snow Change		32
Extreme Wind		31
Unusual Range / Sighting		29
Seasonal Timing		21
Pollution		20
Unusual Size / Abundance		17
Physical or Chemical Change		17
Permafrost Change		16
Storm Surge		13
Landslide / Avalanche		11
Pathogen		11
Fire		11
Drought		9
Erosion		9
Glacier Change		8
Extreme Precipitation		7
Cyclone / Hurricane		7
Unusual Animal Behavior		5
Infestation		5
Thunderstorm		5
Eruption		4
Deformity / Disease / Injury		3
Earthquake		3
Sea/Land Level Change		3
Sinkhole / Crater		3
Unusual Variation		3
Algal Bloom		2
Tsunami		2
Parasite		1
Unusual Smell or Taste		1

Impact on Human Environment

Safety		76
Transportation		53
Cultural Impact		42
Economic Impact		37
Food Security		36
Water Management		26
Human Health		23
Buildings		23
Fisheries		22
Sports / Recreation		16
Displacement		14
Energy		14
TOURISM		12
Water Security		11
Air Quality		8
Agriculture		8
Sanitation		8
Communication		7
Harvest Change		7
Forestry		4
Pets		4
Burial Site		3
Livestock		3
Aquaculture		2
Conflict		2
Relocation		2
Radiation		1

Year

97	200

2024	2025

Month

39	21	32	22	19	11	14	14	5	34	40	46

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Season

WINTER		38
SPRING		32
FALL		28
SUMMER		12

Country

United States		130
Canada		25
Russia		14
Norway		10
Finland		6
Iceland		4
Greenland		2
Mongolia		2
Svalbard and Jan Mayen		2
Sweden		2
Denmark		1
Faroe Islands		1
India		1
Iran		1
Samoa		1
Trinidad and Tobago		1
United Kingdom		1