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Natural Environment

Weather		74
Land		59
Fish		43
Ocean / Sea		40
Surface Waters / Wetlands		40
Land Mammals		26
Plants / Kelp		26
Marine Mammals		23
Atmosphere		22
Birds		20
Air		11
Invertebrates		8
Microbes		7
Arachnids		3
Groundwater		2
Insects		2
Amphibians		1

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature		39
Death / Die-off / Decline		38
Flooding / Draining		32
Ice / Snow Change		29
Unusual Range / Sighting		28
Extreme Wind		26
Seasonal Timing		21
Pollution		18
Unusual Size / Abundance		17
Physical or Chemical Change		17
Permafrost Change		16
Landslide / Avalanche		11
Storm Surge		11
Fire		11
Pathogen		10
Drought		9
Erosion		8
Glacier Change		8
Extreme Precipitation		7
Cyclone / Hurricane		6
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		66
Transportation		46
Cultural Impact		39
Economic Impact		35
Food Security		34
Human Health		23
Water Management		22
Fisheries		20
Buildings		20
Sports / Recreation		16
Energy		13
Displacement		11
TOURISM		11
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

Year

78	200

2024	2025

Month

39	21	32	22	19	11	14	14	5	19	36	46

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

Season

WINTER		38
SPRING		32
FALL		20
SUMMER		12

Country

United States		123
Canada		23
Russia		13
Norway		10
Finland		6
Iceland		3
Greenland		2
Mongolia		2
Svalbard and Jan Mayen		2
Sweden		2
Denmark		1
Faroe Islands		1
India		1
Iran		1
Trinidad and Tobago		1
United Kingdom		1