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308 Posts


Natural Environment

Land
 
72
Weather
 
67
Surface Waters / Wetlands
 
47
Ocean / Sea
 
44
Fish
 
43
Land Mammals
 
32
Plants / Kelp
 
23
Marine Mammals
 
23
Birds
 
17
Atmosphere
 
16
Invertebrates
 
11
Air
 
8
Groundwater
 
5
Insects
 
5
Microbes
 
3
Amphibians
 
2
Arachnids
 
1

Unusual or Unexpected Event

Extreme Temperature
 
49
Death / Die-off / Decline
 
33
Ice / Snow Change
 
33
Flooding / Draining
 
27
Extreme Wind
 
23
Unusual Range / Sighting
 
22
Pollution
 
21
Unusual Size / Abundance
 
18
Physical or Chemical Change
 
16
Permafrost Change
 
16
Seasonal Timing
 
16
Fire
 
16
Erosion
 
11
Landslide / Avalanche
 
11
Pathogen
 
11
Deformity / Disease / Injury
 
10
Drought
 
9
Extreme Precipitation
 
7
Glacier Change
 
7
Infestation
 
5
Storm Surge
 
5
Algal Bloom
 
4
Sea/Land Level Change
 
4
Unusual Variation
 
4
Eruption
 
4
Unusual Animal Behavior
 
3
Debris / Trash
 
3
Sinkhole / Crater
 
3
Earthquake
 
2
Thunderstorm
 
2
Cyclone / Hurricane
 
2

Impact on Human Environment

Safety
 
66
Cultural Impact
 
48
Economic Impact
 
46
Food Security
 
46
Transportation
 
46
Fisheries
 
27
Human Health
 
21
Water Management
 
21
Harvest Change
 
17
Buildings
 
15
TOURISM
 
14
Energy
 
11
Sports / Recreation
 
11
Displacement
 
10
Water Security
 
10
Air Quality
 
7
Communication
 
7
Pets
 
7
Agriculture
 
6
Livestock
 
6
Forestry
 
5
Conflict
 
4
Sanitation
 
4
Burial Site
 
2
Aquaculture
 
1
Radiation
 
1
Relocation
 
1

Year

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Month

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

Season

WINTER
 
34
SPRING
 
24
SUMMER
 
20
FALL
 
18

Country

United States
 
130
Canada
 
28
Russia
 
11
Norway
 
5
Iceland
 
4
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
 
3
Finland
 
2
Mongolia
 
2
China
 
1
Denmark
 
1
Faroe Islands
 
1
Greenland
 
1
India
 
1
Italy
 
1
Samoa
 
1
Spain
 
1
Sweden
 
1
Trinidad and Tobago
 
1