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Natural Environment

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Ocean / Sea      
Land      
Surface Waters / Wetlands      
Fish      
Land Mammals      
Weather      
Birds      
Marine Mammals      
Groundwater      
Invertebrates      
Plants / Kelp      
Air      
Insects      
Atmosphere      
Arachnids      
Microbes      
Fungi      
Amphibians      

Unusual or Unexpected Event

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Death / Die-off / Decline      
Extreme Temperature      
Ice / Snow Change      
Permafrost Change      
Deformity / Disease / Injury      
Pollution      
Flooding / Draining      
Unusual Range / Sighting      
Extreme Precipitation      
Pathogen      
Unusual Animal Behavior      
Erosion      
Fire      
Physical or Chemical Change      
Drought      
Extreme Wind      
Landslide / Avalanche      
Seasonal Timing      
Algal Bloom      
Glacier Change      
Debris / Trash      
Sea/Land Level Change      
Storm Surge      
Unusual Size / Abundance      
Rain on Snow      
Sinkhole / Crater      
Parasite      
Eruption      
Thunderstorm      
Earthquake      
Cyclone / Hurricane      
Tsunami      
Infestation      

Impact on Human Environment

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Food Security      
Safety      
Human Health      
Transportation      
Buildings      
Fisheries      
Economic Impact      
Cultural Impact      
Energy      
Harvest Change      
Sanitation      
Water Security      
Sports / Recreation      
Displacement      
Resilience      
Forestry      
Water Management      
Livestock      
Agriculture      
Conflict      
Aquaculture      
Air Quality      
Communication      
Burial Site      
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