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2014 Posts

Natural Environment

Ocean / Sea
 
 444
Land
 
 370
Weather
 
 277
Fish
 
 276
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
 250
Land Mammals
 
 244
Marine Mammals
 
 198
Birds
 
 156
Invertebrates
 
 151
Plants / Kelp
 
 148
Air
 
 81
Insects
 
 64
Microbes
 
 62
Groundwater
 
 41
Arachnids
 
 32
Atmosphere
 
 28
Reptiles
 
 18
Amphibians
 
 17
Fungi
 
 11
Other
 
 7

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Death / Die-off / Decline
 
 350
Extreme Temperature
 
 280
Ice / Snow Change
 
 248
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
 162
Permafrost Change
 
 121
Pollution
 
 111
Extreme Precipitation
 
 109
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
 102
Flooding / Draining
 
 91
Fire
 
 91
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
 86
Erosion
 
 86
Pathogen
 
 81
Seasonal Timing
 
 79
Drought
 
 62
Algal Bloom
 
 58
Landslide / Avalanche
 
 55
Extreme Wind
 
 44
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
 42
Parasite
 
 41
Infestation
 
 32
Debris / Trash
 
 28
Physical or Chemical Change
 
 23
Sea/Land Level Change
 
 21
Storm Surge
 
 21
Glacier Change
 
 20
Rain on Snow
 
 18
Earthquake
 
 14
Eruption
 
 13
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
 9
Thunderstorm
 
 7
Tsunami
 
 7
Sinkhole / Crater
 
 6

Impact on Human Environment

Food Security
 
 336
Safety
 
 275
Human Health
 
 261
Economic Impact
 
 236
Cultural Impact
 
 196
Buildings
 
 192
Transportation
 
 190
Fisheries
 
 138
Harvest Change
 
 116
Sports / Recreation
 
 104
Energy
 
 101
Water Security
 
 90
Air Quality
 
 54
Sanitation
 
 53
Agriculture
 
 44
Water Management
 
 42
Livestock
 
 40
Displacement
 
 38
Communication
 
 37
Conflict
 
 36
Pets
 
 31
TOURISM
 
 31
Aquaculture
 
 24
Forestry
 
 19
Resilience
 
 15
Burial Site
 
 10
Relocation
 
 3
Radiation
 
 1

Year

2 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 4 7 3 13 18 49 170 349 129 178 92 394 245 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Month

151 97 128 148 139 161 153 162 142 121 143 128
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Season

SUMMER
 
 376
WINTER
 
 302
SPRING
 
 295
FALL
 
 285

Country

United States
 
 692
Canada
 
 159
Russia
 
 56
Norway
 
 38
Iceland
 
 27
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
 12
Sweden
 
 12
Finland
 
 11
Greenland
 
 11
United Kingdom
 
 7
Mongolia
 
 5
China
 
 4
Japan
 
 4
Mexico
 
 4
Australia
 
 3
Greece
 
 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