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1982 Posts

Natural Environment

Ocean / Sea
 
 440
Land
 
 360
Fish
 
 272
Weather
 
 269
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
 247
Land Mammals
 
 243
Marine Mammals
 
 195
Birds
 
 153
Invertebrates
 
 149
Plants / Kelp
 
 144
Air
 
 78
Insects
 
 64
Microbes
 
 60
Groundwater
 
 41
Arachnids
 
 32
Atmosphere
 
 21
Reptiles
 
 18
Amphibians
 
 17
Fungi
 
 11
Other
 
 7

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
 347
Extreme Temperature
 
 272
Ice / Snow Change
 
 247
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
 158
Permafrost Change
 
 119
Pollution
 
 109
Extreme Precipitation
 
 108
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
 102
Fire
 
 89
Flooding / Draining
 
 88
Erosion
 
 86
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
 85
Pathogen
 
 80
Seasonal Timing
 
 76
Drought
 
 62
Algal Bloom
 
 58
Landslide / Avalanche
 
 53
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
 41
Parasite
 
 41
Extreme Wind
 
 40
Infestation
 
 32
Debris / Trash
 
 28
Physical or Chemical Change
 
 21
Sea/Land Level Change
 
 21
Storm Surge
 
 21
Glacier Change
 
 20
Rain on Snow
 
 18
Earthquake
 
 13
Eruption
 
 11
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
 9
Thunderstorm
 
 7
Tsunami
 
 7
Sinkhole / Crater
 
 5

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security
 
 331
Safety
 
 265
Human Health
 
 259
Economic Impact
 
 230
Cultural Impact
 
 191
Buildings
 
 190
Transportation
 
 186
Fisheries
 
 137
Harvest Change
 
 116
Sports / Recreation
 
 104
Energy
 
 99
Water Security
 
 89
Air Quality
 
 53
Sanitation
 
 53
Water Management
 
 42
Agriculture
 
 41
Livestock
 
 39
Communication
 
 37
Displacement
 
 37
Conflict
 
 36
Pets
 
 31
TOURISM
 
 28
Aquaculture
 
 24
Forestry
 
 19
Resilience
 
 15
Burial Site
 
 10
Relocation
 
 3
Radiation
 
 1

Year

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Month

147 97 128 148 139 160 153 162 142 118 132 115
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Season

SUMMER
 
 375
SPRING
 
 295
WINTER
 
 291
FALL
 
 279

Country

United States
 
 685
Canada
 
 153
Russia
 
 55
Norway
 
 38
Iceland
 
 24
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
Trinidad and Tobago
 
 1
Uzbekistan
 
 1
Vietnam
 
 1