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Natural Environment

Weather		72
Land		56
Fish		42
Ocean / Sea		40
Surface Waters / Wetlands		39
Land Mammals		25
Plants / Kelp		25
Atmosphere		21
Marine Mammals		21
Birds		19
Air		10
Invertebrates		7
Microbes		6
Arachnids		3
Groundwater		2
Insects		2
Amphibians		1

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature		39
Death / Die-off / Decline		37
Flooding / Draining		32
Unusual Range / Sighting		28
Ice / Snow Change		28
Extreme Wind		25
Seasonal Timing		21
Pollution		17
Unusual Size / Abundance		16
Physical or Chemical Change		15
Permafrost Change		15
Landslide / Avalanche		11
Storm Surge		11
Fire		11
Drought		9
Glacier Change		8
Pathogen		8
Erosion		7
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
Tsunami		2
Algal Bloom		1
Parasite		1
Unusual Smell or Taste		1

Impact on Human Environment

Safety		66
Transportation		42
Cultural Impact		38
Economic Impact		33
Food Security		33
Human Health		21
Water Management		21
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
Burial Site		3
Livestock		3
Pets		3
Aquaculture		2
Relocation		2
Conflict		1

Year

70	200

2024	2025

Month

39	21	32	22	19	11	14	14	5	19	28	46

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

Season

WINTER		38
SPRING		32
FALL		19
SUMMER		12

Country

United States		119
Canada		21
Russia		12
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