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Natural Environment

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

Unusual or Unexpected Event

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

Impact on Human Environment

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